Bobby Kamwa

Bobby Kamwa

Personal information
Full name	Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Newport County
Number	7
Youth career
2014–2021	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Leeds United	0	(0)
2022	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	7	(0)
2022–2024	Burton Albion	42	(4)
2024–	Newport County	21	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

Bobby Kamwa (born 18 March 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Club career

Leeds United

A product of the Leeds United Academy, Kamwa signed a two-year contract in July 2020 with the club.[4] Kamwa was released by Leeds at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]

Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

In January 2022 Kamwa joined Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6]

Burton Albion

He signed for League One club Burton Albion in October 2022,[7] before signing a new contract in February 2023 to keep him at the club until June 2024.[8]

Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, it was confirmed Kamwa was to leave the club upon the expiration of his contract.[9]

Newport County

On 2 August 2024, Kamwa joined EFL League Two club Newport County.[10] He made his debut for Newport on 10 August 2024 in the 3-2 EFL League Two defeat to Cheltenham Town.[11] Kamwa scored his first goal for Newport on 17 August 2024 in the 3-1 League Two win against Doncaster Rovers.[12] On 21 December 2024 he scored his first career hat-trick in the 6-3 League Two win against Milton Keynes Dons.[13]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Player Profile: Bobby Kamwa". Dunfermline Athletic. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
3. Newport County profile
4. "Bobby Kamwa pens two-year deal". www.leedsunited.com. 3 July 2020.
5. "Leeds United 2022/23 retained list". www.leedsunited.com. 10 June 2022.
6. "Kamwa heads out on loan". BBC Sport.
7. "Burton bring in former Leeds forward Kamwa" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "BOBBY KAMWA | FORWARD SIGNS NEW BURTON ALBION CONTRACT UNTIL 2024". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
9. Crawford, Colston (17 May 2024). "Oshilaja among seven released as Albion list is out". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
10. "Newport County sign former Leeds forward Bobby Kamwa". www.newport-county.co.uk. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
11. Kamwa Newport debut
12. Kamwa first Newport goal
13. Kamwa hat-trick

External links

• Bobby Kamwa at Soccerbase