Karamba Janneh

{{short description|Gambian footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Karamba Janneh

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Banjul, Gambia

| height = {{convert|1.70|m|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

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| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2008–2010

| youthclubs1 = Manhattan SC

| collegeyears1 = 2010

| college1 = Otero Rattlers

| collegeyears2 = 2011

| college2 = Monroe Mustangs

| years1 = 2012

| clubs1 = Ocala Stampede

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = VSI Tampa Bay

| caps2 = 10

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Ocala Stampede

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Dayton Dutch Lions

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Kitsap Pumas

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2016

| clubs6 = Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2017–2021

| clubs7 = KidSuper Samba AC

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 9

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = → F.A. Euro (loan)

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 4

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| pcupdate = November 13, 2020

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Karamba Janneh (born October 10, 1989 in Banjul, The Gambia) is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for KidSuper Samba AC in the Eastern Premier Soccer League.

Career

Janneh made his debut for VSI Tampa Bay on 30 March 2013 against Phoenix FC.{{cite web|title=VSI Tampa Bay FC at Phoenix FC Wolves 0:1 |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+3684668 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412032901/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72013+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+3684668 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2013 |work=USL Soccer |access-date=31 March 2013 }}

Janneh made a professional return to Tampa on April 14, 2016, when he announced as part of the initial roster for the Tampa Bay Rowdies' NPSL reserve side Rowdies 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2016/04/14/rowdies-2-unveils-initial-roster- |title=ROWDIES 2 UNVEILS INITIAL ROSTER |publisher=RowdiesSoccer.com |date=14 April 2016 |access-date=21 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418024629/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news/2016/04/14/rowdies-2-unveils-initial-roster- |archive-date=18 April 2016 }}

Personal life

Karamba played during his youth, college and university career besides, his three-year younger brother Lamin Kere (born 1992).{{Cite web |url=http://www.monroecollegemustangs.com/news/2011/7/19/MSOC_0719115508.aspx |title=Karamba and Lamin Janneh |access-date=4 January 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055003/http://www.monroecollegemustangs.com/news/2011/7/19/MSOC_0719115508.aspx |url-status=dead }}

He starred for John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx, recording 88 goals and 33 assists in only 32 games between 10th and 12th grade.

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