Diomansy Kamara
Kamara with Eskişehirspor in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara |
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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NorthEast United FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Red Star Paris | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Catanzaro | 34 | (9) |
| 2001–2005 | Modena | 82 | (15) |
| 2004–2005 | Portsmouth | 25 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | West Bromwich | 60 | (21) |
| 2007–2011 | Fulham | 59 | (12) |
| 2010 | → Celtic (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Leicester City (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Eskişehirspor | 95 | (28) |
| 2014–2015 | Catanzaro | 12 | (4) |
| 2015– | Northeast United FC | 12 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2011 | Senegal | 51 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:09, 3 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2011 |
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Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara (born 8 November 1980) is a professional footballer who plays for Indian team NorthEast United FC as a striker. He plays internationally for Senegal, whom he has represented at three Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in Paris, Kamara began his professional career with Red Star 93 before joining Catanzaro during the 1999–2000 season.
He made 34 league appearances and scored nine times for the Calabrian club before signing for Modena. In three seasons there, he scored 15 times in 82 appearances, impressing many with his speed and agility.
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. 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.
Kamara made his Albion debut on 13 August 2005, replacing Kanu in the 60th minute in a 0–0 draw away at Manchester City. He picked up a yellow card in each of his first three games for the club. His first goal for West Brom was scored in a 4–1 Hawthorns win over Bradford City in the League Cup, on 20 September 2005. It was one of only two goals scored by Kamara during 2005–06; his first league goal for the club was scored against Manchester City on 10 December 2005, Albion winning 2–0. Albion were relegated from the Premier League that season, but 2006–07 saw Kamara hit a rich vein of form, netting 23 goals in all competitions and helping Albion reach the playoff final. His goalscoring exploits earned him the Championship Player-of-the-Month award for October 2006, as well as the PFA Fans' Player-of-the-Month award for February 2007. He was also named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year and won the West Bromwich Albion Player of the Year award.
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