Mohammed Kallon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Kallon | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenema, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Old Edwardians | 13 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Tadamon Sour | 24 | (15) |
| 1995 | Spånga | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1999 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | → Lugano (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Bologna (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Genoa (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | → Cagliari (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Reggina | 30 | (11) |
| 2000–2001 | Vicenza | 25 | (8) |
| 2001–2004 | Internazionale | 44 | (14) |
| 2004–2007 | Monaco | 48 | (13) |
| 2005–2006 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 26 | (12) |
| 2008 | AEK Athens | 12 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Shaab | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Kallon | 11 | (2) |
| 2010 | Shaanxi Chanba | 21 | (7) |
| 2011 | Chirag United | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Kallon | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–2012 | Sierra Leone | 35 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2012 |
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Mohamed Kallon (born 6 October 1979) is a Sierra Leonean international manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He is widely considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone. He last played for Sierra Leone club Kallon F.C.. He is the younger brother of former Sierra Leonean international footballers Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon.
Kallon was born on 6 October 1979 in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Kallon was raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital. Kallon is the younger brother to former Sierra Leone international footballers Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon. Mohamed Kallon attended primary school in Kenema and completed his secondary education at St. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown.
During his early international career for Sierra Leone, Kallon was given the nickname Small Kallon by Sierra Leonean football fans because he was the youngest of the three Kallon brothers in the Sierra Leone national team.
After he completed his form three level of education (grade 9 in the U.S) from St. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown in 1994, Kallon signed with local club, Old Edwardians of the Sierra Leone National Premier League at the age of 15. During the 1994–95 season, he struck fifteen goals in 24 league games for Old Edwardians and became the youngest player to ever play and score in Sierra Leone National Premier League.
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