Kamil Conteh

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Kamil Conteh
Personal information
Full name Kamil Amadu Conteh[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bristol Rovers
Number 22
Youth career
2014–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2018 Lambeth Tigers
2018–2021 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Watford 0 (0)
2022Braintree Town (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2022–2023Gateshead (loan) 33 (2)
2023–2024 Grimsby Town 25 (0)
2024– Bristol Rovers 2 (0)
International career
2022– Sierra Leone 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Watford

Conteh joined Watford in 2018,[4] signing his first professional deal in July 2021.[5] He went onto make his first-team debut in January 2022, featuring for 16 minutes during a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup.[6]

On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] On that same day, he made his debut during a 0–0 draw with Eastbourne Borough, featuring for 87 minutes before being replaced by Michael Dome-Benwin.[8] Just two weeks later, Conteh scored his first goal for the club, giving the Essex-based side a 1–0 home victory over Hungerford Town in the 61st minute.[9]

Middlesbrough

In April 2022, with his contract coming to a close at Watford, Conteh spent time on trial with Championship side, Middlesbrough. Subsequently signing a contract with them in May 2022.[10]

On 1 October 2022, Conteh signed for National League club Gateshead on loan until 2 January 2023.[11] This loan was later extended until the end of the season having featured fifteen times, scoring twice.[12] He featured for Gatehead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat at Wembley Stadium.[13] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Conteh was voted as the Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year.[14]

Grimsby Town

On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee.[15]

Bristol Rovers

On 26 January 2024, Conteh signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee following the activation of his release clause.[16] Local press suggested that the fee paid was in the region of £300,000, despite conflicting earlier reports that a club-record fee had been agreed.[17] He made his debut the following day, impressing in a 3–1 victory over Oxford United.[18][19]

International career

On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo.[20] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2021–22[23] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2021–22[22] National League South 10 1 10 1
Middlesbrough 2022–23[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gateshead (loan) 2022–23[22] National League 33 2 3 1 6[a] 1 42 4
Grimsby Town 2023–24[25] League Two 25 0 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 29 0
Bristol Rovers 2023–24[25] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 69 3 7 1 0 0 7 1 83 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 26 March 2023[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sierra Leone 2022 7 0
2023 1 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Gateshead

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Watford FC Young Star Pledges Allegiance to Sierra Leone". Gleaner. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kamil Conteh at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Kamil Conteh - Watford FC". Watford F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Official: Six Professional Deals In Academy". Watford F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Leicester City vs. Watford". Soccerway. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Official: Conteh makes loan switch". Watford FC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Braintree Town vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Braintree Town vs. Hungerford Town". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. ^ Leventhel, Adam (21 April 2022). "How Watford are trying to revamp acacdemy to bring through more of their own talented youngsters". The Athletic. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Kamil Conteh signs". gateshead-fc.com. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Kamil Conteh's Gateshead Loan Extended". www.mfc.co.uk. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ^ a b Jack McGraghan (2 May 2023). "Seven recognised at end of season awards". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Mariners sign Conteh on three-year deal". Grimsby Town. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Kamil Conteh Joins Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (26 January 2024). "Kamil Conteh's first words as midfielder becomes Matt Taylor's first Bristol Rovers signing". Bristol Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  19. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (27 January 2024). "Bristol Rovers player ratings vs Oxford United: Thomas and Crama stand out in much-needed win". Bristol Post. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  20. ^ Reeves, Michael (17 March 2022). "Braintree Town duo Dejon Noel-Williams and Kamil Conteh called up for Grenada and Sierre Leone". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Togo vs Sierra Leone (3–0) Mar 24, 2022 Lineups and Squads". Football Critic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  22. ^ a b c Kamil Conteh at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Kamil Conteh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Kamil Conteh Stats, Info and Next Game". Football Critic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.