Alusine Kamara
{{Short description|Sierra Leonean footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alusine Kamara
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|09|05|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = FC Kallon
| years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = FC Kallon
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → Motala AIF (loan)
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2011–2013
| clubs3 = Syrianska FC
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Alusine Kamara (born 5 September 1989) is a Sierra Leonean retired footballer who played two matches as a midfielder for Syrianska FC in the Swedish Allsvenskan, as well as once for the Sierra Leonea national team.{{NFT player|41958}}
Career
Kamara played for Freetown club FC Kallon, whom he represented in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and the African Champions League.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6409455.stm
|title=Ahly held by Highlanders|work=BBC Sport|date=4 March 2007|accessdate=17 August 2011}} In 2011, he agreed a loan move to Swedish Division 1 Södra (third tier) side Motala AIF, where he scored six goals in 13 appearances.{{cite news|url=http://www.syrianskafc.com/Default/tabid/61/Id/9252ec59-2cc6-483f-b546-659d91d3ae37/Kamara-nu-helt-klar.aspx |title=Kamara cleared to play |publisher=Syrianska FC |language=Swedish |date=10 August 2011 |accessdate=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003190715/http://www.syrianskafc.com/Default/tabid/61/Id/9252ec59-2cc6-483f-b546-659d91d3ae37/Kamara-nu-helt-klar.aspx |archivedate=3 October 2011 }}
Following a summer 2011 trial with recently promoted Allsvenskan side Syrianska FC, Kamara agreed a transfer to – and a three-and-a-half-year contract with – the top-tier club on 10 August 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/27732 |title=Kamara completes Syrianska move |publisher=Sierra Express Media |date=12 August 2011 |accessdate=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004092427/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/27732 |archivedate=4 October 2011 }} He made his first Allsvenskan start a few days later in a 3–0 defeat to Mjällby AIF.{{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=105&artikel=4644880|title=Mjällby annihilate Syrianska|publisher=Sveriges Radio|language=Swedish|date=14 August 2011|accessdate=17 August 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/reports/1-latest-news/553-news |title='Baggio' Kamara makes Swedish top flight league debut |publisher=Sierra Leone Football |accessdate=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316051643/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/reports/1-latest-news/553-news |archivedate=16 March 2012 }}
Kamara was also capped once football for Sierra Leone. His debut came in a February 2011 friendly match 2–1 defeat against Nigeria in Lagos.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-02-09-2804713781_x.htm|title=Nigeria beats Sierra Leone 2-1 in friendly match|newspaper=USA Today|date=9 February 2011|accessdate=17 August 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/sponsors/273-news |title=An under-strength Leone Stars team lose out to Nigeria's Super Eagles |publisher=Sierra Leone Football |accessdate=17 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316051700/http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/sponsors/273-news |archivedate=16 March 2012 }} He was also called up by Sierra Leone's Swedish manager Lars Olof Mattsson to participate in a May 2011 training camp.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13453663.stm|title=Two different Sierra Leone squads have been announced|work=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=17 August 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Svenskfotboll|pid=7340|fid=655278}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamara, Alusine}}
Category:Footballers from Freetown
Category:Sierra Leonean men's footballers
Category:Sierra Leone men's international footballers
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers