Ishmail Kamara

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ishmail Kamara

| image =

| fullname = Ishmail Foday Kamara{{cite web|title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |publisher=The Football League |accessdate=10 September 2013 |page=85 |date=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate= 2 August 2014 }}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|29}}

| birth_place = Sierra Leone

| currentclub = Haringey Borough

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2004–2005

| years2 = 2006

| years3 = 2007

| years4 = 2007

| years5 = 2008

| years6 = 2009–2010

| years7 = 2010–2011

| years8 = 2011

| years9 = 2011–2012

| years10 = 2012–2013

| years11 = 2013–2014

| years12 = 2014

| years13 = 2014–2015

| years14 = 2014

| years15 = 2015–

| clubs1 = Issia Wazi

| clubs2 = Virginia Beach Mariners

| clubs3 = Northern Virginia Royals

| clubs4 = Thai Honda

| clubs5 = Real Maryland

| clubs6 = Motala AIF

| clubs7 = Margate

| clubs8 = Maidenhead United

| clubs9 = Dulwich Hamlet

| clubs10 = Barnet

| clubs11 = Dartford

| clubs12 = → VCD Athletic (loan)

| clubs13 = Bishop's Stortford

| clubs14 = → Canvey Island (loan)

| clubs15 = Haringey Borough

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 7

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 13

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 2

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 25

| goals9 = 14

| caps10 = 1

| goals10 = 0

| caps11 = 5

| goals11 = 0

| caps12 = ?

| goals12 = ?

| caps13 = 2

| goals13 = 1

| caps14 = 12

| goals14 = 0

| caps15 = 21

| goals15 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 22:05, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 11:54, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

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Ishmail Foday Kamara (born 29 October 1987) is an association football player from Sierra Leone. He has gained five international caps for national football team.

Career

Kamara's career has taken him all over the world, playing for sides in countries such as Sweden, Thailand, USA and Ivory Coast. In August 2010, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Margate from Motala AIF, at Margate he joined up with Sierra Leone teammate John Keister.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100828202102/http://www.margate-fc.com/content/1st_team/squad_details.php?recordID=83 Ishmail Kamara]. margate-fc.com[http://www.pbase.com/colinb3469/binfieldvmargate110910 Colin Byers's Photo Galleries at]. Pbase.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-08.

In September 2010 Kamara had a short trial at Leeds United{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121001022032/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=70411 Latest News]}}. nonleaguedaily.com (5 October 2010) Kamara signed for Isthmian League South Division side Dulwich Hamlet making his debut on 16 November 2011 against Walton and Hersham. He finished the season with 15 goals in 23 league games.

In October 2012, Kamara signed for Barnet, after trials with other Football League clubs including Portsmouth and Watford. He made his debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Oliver Lee against Fleetwood Town,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19684417 Fleetwood 2 – 1 Barnet]. Bbc.co.uk (2012-09-29). Retrieved on 2016-08-08. but suffered a dislocated shoulder just minutes after coming on which kept him out until towards the end of the season. This was the only game he played for the senior team in the 2012/13 season, as well as playing a handful of games for the under-21 side. He was then released at the end of the season. Kamara joined Conference Premier side Dartford in December 2013. After the end of the 2013–14 season, he left Dartford, and subsequently joined Bishop's Stortford at the start of the 2014–15 season.

International career

Kamara has five caps for the Sierra Leone national side.[http://www.national-soccer-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=24674 Foday Ishmail Kamara {{!}} National Football Teams]. National-soccer-teams.com. Retrieved on 2016-08-08.

Career statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
\|Margate \|2010–11{{cite web \| title = Games played by Ishmail Kamara in 2010/2011 \| url = http://www.margatefchistory.com/ishmailkamara.shtml#Horizontal-Menu-CSS \| publisher = Margate F.C. \| accessdate = 25 June 2014}} \|Isthmian Premier Division \|8	0	2	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	10	1
\|Maidenhead United \|2011–12{{cite web \| title = Games played by Ishmail Kamara in 2011/2012 \| url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/ishmail-kamara/212220/ \| publisher = Soccerway \| accessdate = 25 June 2014}} \|Conference South \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	2	0
\|Dulwich Hamlet \|2011–12{{cite web\|title=Games played by Ishmail Kamara in 2011/2012 for Dulwich \|url=http://www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/fixtures-results.php \|publisher=Dulwich Hamlet F.C. \|accessdate=25 June 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014055707/http://www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/fixtures-results.php \|archivedate=14 October 2013 }} \|Isthmian Division One South \|25	14	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4Two appearances in Isthmian League Cup, two in London Senior Cup	1	29	15
\|Barnet \|2012–13{{Soccerbase season\|67668\|2012\|name=Ishmail Kamara\|access-date=25 June 2014}} \|League Two \|1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
\|Dartford \|2013–14{{cite web \| title = Games played by Ishmail Kamara in 2013/2014 \| url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/ishmail-kamara/212220/ \| publisher = Soccerway \| accessdate = 25 June 2014}} \|Conference Premier \|5	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	1Appearance in Kent Senior Cup	0	6	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !41	14	2	1	0	0	5	1	48	16