Mohamed Kamara

Medó

Medo with KuPS in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Kamara
Date of birth	(1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth	Port Loko, Sierra Leone
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kuwait SC
Youth career
2002–2003	Kallon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	KuPS	23	(0)
2007–2010	HJK	91	(13)
2010–2013	Partizan	52	(0)
2013–2016	Bolton Wanderers	52	(3)
2015	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	16	(1)
2016	HJK	21	(1)
2016–	Kuwait SC	0	(0)
National team‡
2003	Sierra Leone U17	3	(0)
2011–	Sierra Leone	27	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2016

Mohamed Kamara (born 16 November 1987), widely known as Medo, is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuwait SC in the Kuwaiti Premier League and the Sierra Leone national team. He also holds Finnish citizenship.

Medo was born in Port Loko and raised in Bo, Sierra Leone. Both of his parents were said to have been killed during the civil war in Sierra Leone. However, this is a claim that has since been denied by Medo himself.

Medo started playing football in his school at the age of 7. His older brother, Kemoh Kamara, was teaching in the school and taught also football. At the age of 12, Medo joined his first club, Sierra Rangers. His football career took a great step forward after signing for top division club Kallon in 2002.

After playing for the national youth selection in Finland, Medo escaped along with several teammates from their accommodation and applied for asylum. After he got asylum, Medo was ineligible to play professional football until his 18th birthday. During the waiting period, he trained with LehPa-77 in Kontiolahti. Medo signed his first contract with Veikkausliiga club KuPS before the 2006 season. After a season and relegation with the Kuopio-based club, he moved to HJK in the Finnish capital.