Diomansy Kamara
![]() Kamara with Eskişehirspor in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 November 1980||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 |
Red Star | 4 | (0) |
1999–2001 |
Catanzaro | 34 | (9) |
2001–2005 |
Modena | 82 | (15) |
2004–2005 | Portsmouth | 25 | (4) |
2005–2007 | West Bromwich Albion | 60 | (21) |
2007–2011 | Fulham | 59 | (12) |
2010 | → Celtic (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2011 | → Leicester City (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Eskişehirspor | 91 | (26) |
2014–2015 |
Catanzaro | 12 | (4) |
2015 | NorthEast United | 12 | (3) |
Total | 395 | (98) | |
International career | |||
2003–2011 | Senegal | 50 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara (born 8 November 1980) is a former professional
During a 17-year professional career, Kamara played for football clubs in Italy, England, Scotland, Turkey and India as well as France.
Club career
Early career
Born in Paris,
He made 34 league appearances and scored nine times for the
Portsmouth
In August 2004, Portsmouth wanted to sign Kamara for a loan deal but eventually signed him for £2.5 million for a permanent transfer, making him their then record signing.[5] However, despite a bright start, Kamara struggled for form and injuries during the 2004–05 season, and after just one year at Portsmouth they took advantage of a clause in his contract which allowed them to move him on to West Bromwich Albion whilst only paying £1 million of his initial transfer fee to Modena. Albion paid £1.5 million for Kamara.[6]
West Bromwich Albion
Kamara made his Albion debut on 13 August 2005, replacing
Fulham
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On 9 July 2007, Kamara signed a four-year deal with
In his first start for the Cottagers since his injury Kamara scored a brace against Aston Villa and also made an assist to Danny Murphy to score, helping his side win 3–1 on 9 May 2009. After the brace, manager Roy Hodgson praised Kamara's good performance.[19] Kamara also scored in the following match, netting the winning goal in a 1–0 over Newcastle United on 16 May 2009.[20]
After the 2008–09 season, Kamara was linked with a move to join French Champion Bordeaux who wanted him to replace the departing Marouane Chamakh who joined Arsenal,[21] with Roma keen to sign him as well. However, the move was rejected as Kamara was not interested in a move overseas but instead hoping to find a new club in the UK.[22]
In the Premier League 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, Kamara began playing less in the Premier League. He scored his only league goal in the 2009–10 season for Fulham in a 2–0 victory over
Loan to Celtic
On 1 February 2010, Kamara moved to
On 7 February, Kamara scored his first goal for Celtic against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup with a strike from the edge of the box; it was also the game that provided the first Celtic goal for his strike partner Robbie Keane.[26] On 13 February, he scored his second goal for Celtic and his first SPL goal, against Aberdeen in a 4–4 draw at Pittodrie. He also provided the assist for a goal from Keane who had assisted Kamara's goal.[27] On 20 February 2010, Kamara provided an assist for Keane who scored a winning goal against Dundee United in a 1–0 win. He then suffered an injury that kept him out about one month and made his return on 13 April 2010 against Motherwell in a 2–0 win. On 25 April, he scored the first of two goals in a 2–0 win against Dundee United after returning from injury.
As his loan spell was set to expire, Kamara revealed he wanted to stay at Celtic permanently and that he would happily stay on at the club under interim boss Neil Lennon after the sacking of Tony Mowbray.[28] He revealed that he set his sights on securing a permanent deal at the club and described it as his 'priority' to stay at Celtic. However the move never happened, as Celtic decided not to pay the £2.5 million buyout clause in his contract. Kamara returned to Fulham and set his sights on a move to his boyhood club PSG.[29]
Return to Fulham
Upon his return to Fulham, Kamara stated that the newly appointed manager of Fulham,
Loan to Leicester City
Eskişehirspor
On 24 June 2011, Fulham announced that Kamara would not be renewing his contract and had left the club to sign with
NorthEast United
On 7 July 2015, he signed for Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC.[40]
International career
Kamara played 50 games and scored nine goals for the Senegal national team.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Red Star
|
1998–99 | Division 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||||||
Catanzaro
|
1999–2000 | Serie C2
|
11 | 4 | – | 11 | 4 | |||||||
2000–01 | 23 | 5 | – | 23 | 5 | |||||||||
Total | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||||||||
Modena
|
2001–02 | Serie B | 24 | 4 | – | 24 | 4 | |||||||
2002–03 | Serie A | 29 | 5 | – | 29 | 5 | ||||||||
2003–04 | 29 | 6 | – | 29 | 6 | |||||||||
Total | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 15 | ||||||||
Portsmouth | 2004–05[42] | Premier League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 6 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2005–06[43] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |
2006–07 | Championship[44]
|
34 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 43 | 23 | |
Total | 60 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 25 | ||
Fulham | 2007–08[45] | Premier League | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 6 | |
2008–09[46] | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 4 | |||
2009–10[47] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 13 | 3 | |||
2010–11[48] | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 5 | |||
Total | 59 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18 | ||
Celtic (loan) | 2009–10[49] | SPL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 3 | |
Leicester City (loan) | 2010–11[48] | Championship | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |
Eskişehirspor | 2011–12[50][51] | Süper Lig | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 38 | 16 | |
2012–13[50][51] | 30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 40 | 11 | ||||
2013–14[50][51] | 30 | 2 | 11 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 4 | ||||
Total | 91 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 31 | ||
Catanzaro
|
2014–15[51]
|
Serie C | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 4 | |||
NorthEast United | 2015[51] | Indian Super League | 12 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 395 | 98 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 450 | 116 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Senegal | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
2004 | 10 | 2 | |
2005 | 3 | 1 | |
2006 | 8 | 1 | |
2007 | 8 | 3 | |
2008 | 9 | 3 | |
2009 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 2 | 0 | |
2011 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 50 | 10 |
Honours
Individual
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Diomansy Kamara profile". Fulham F.C. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Sénégal: Diomansy Kamara ( Modena, Italie.) :" je veux jouer pour le Sénégal "
- ^ "Pompey land new striker". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- ^ "Kamara seals £1.5m West Brom deal". BBC Sport. 26 July 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
- ^ "WBA vs Bradford City". West Bromwich Albion FC. 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Baggies star Kamara claims award". BBC Sport. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
- ^ "Kamara scoops PFA Fans' award". West Bromwich Albion. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2007.
- ^ "Kamara wins Player-of-the-Year Award". West Bromwich Albion. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Fulham sign Kamara from West Brom". BBC Sport. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Kamara: I will score goals". Sky Sports. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Shrewsbury 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ Mercer, Nathan (1 September 2007). "Fulham 3–3 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Golden Goal". Fulham Official Website. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Derby County 2–2 Fulham". Fulham Website. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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- ^ "Hodgson hails classy Kamara". Sky Sports. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Newcastle United vs Fulham". Fulham Website. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Kamara content at Fulham". Sky Sports. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamara snubs Euro offers". Sky Sports. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Celtic sign Fulham forward". Ontheminute.com. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Celtic capture Kamara". Sky Sports. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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- ^ "Dunfermline 2–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Aberdeen 4–4 Celtic". BBC Sport. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Kamara wants Celtic stay". Sky Sports. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamara picturing PSG move". Sky Sports. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamara – Hughes made me stay". Sky Sports. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Hughes' striker hope". Sky Sports. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamara keen on regular role". Sky Sports. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamara Joins Foxes On Loan". Leicester City F.C. 17 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Foxes confirm Kamara interest". Sky Sports. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 3 – 3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Leicester 4 – 0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Kamara open to Foxes return". Sky Sports. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Fulham's Kamara joins Turkey's Eskisehirspor
- ^ "Player Departures". Fulham Official Website. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Kamara's signing boosts NEUFC's strike-force". NorthEast United FC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Diomansy Kamara". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Diomansy Kamara in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Diomansy Kamara » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Diomansy Kamara at Soccerway
- ^ Diomansy Kamara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
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- Diomansy Kamara at Soccerbase