Friday 10 July 2015

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-SIERRA LEONEAN " MOHAMED KAMARA " IS A SIERRA LEONEAN FOOTBALLER WHO PLAYS FOR BOLTON WANDERS AND THE SIERRA LEONE NATIONAL TEAM : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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             BLACK    SOCIAL   HISTORY                                                                                                                        Mohamed Kamara


Medo
Medo KuPS.jpg
Medo with KuPS in 2006
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Kamara
Date of birth16 November 1987 (age 27)
Place of birthBo, Sierra Leone
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bolton Wanderers
Number44
Youth career
2002–2003Kallon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006KuPS23(0)
2007–2010HJK91(13)
2010–2013Partizan52(0)
2013–Bolton Wanderers52(3)
2015→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)15(1)
National team‡
2003Sierra Leone U173(0)
2011–Sierra Leone18(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:26, 6 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:26, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Mohamed Kamara (born 16 November 1987), widely known as Medo, is a Sierra Leone footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers and the Sierra Leonean national team. He also holds Finnish citizenship.[1]

Early life

Medo was born and raised in Bo, Sierra Leone. Both of his parents were said to have been killed during the civil war in Sierra Leone.[2] However, this is a claim that has since been denied by Medo himself.[3]

Club career

Early career

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.

Career in Finland

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 Veikkausliigaclub KuPS before the 2006 season. After a season and relegation with the Kuopio-based club, he moved to HJK in theFinnish capital.
In his first year with HJK, Medo played in every league match and was voted for the club MVP of the season. In March 2008, he signed a new three-year contract, which would keep him with HJK until the end of the 2010.[4] In April 2010, Medo signed a contract extension at HJK to stay with the Finnish champions until June 2011.[5] On 30 August 2010, he played his farewell match for HJK, in a 3–1 victory against IFK Mariehamn.[6]
Despite the fact that he left HJK before the end of the season, Medo was awarded for the 2010 Veikkausliiga Player of the Year.[7]

Partizan

On 31 August 2010, a day after his last match for HJK, Medo signed a three-year contract with Serbian side Partizan. He was presented with together with Pierre Boya.[8] Medo made his debut for the club on 4 September 2010 in a home fixture against Hajduk Kula. He played for the full duration of the match as Hajduk were beaten 2–0. Medo also made five appearances in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Bolton Wanderers

On 31 January 2013, Medo signed for English Championship club Bolton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance.[9][10] His debut came on 23 February as he came on as a substitute in Bolton's 4–1 win versus Hull City.[11] His first goal for the club came on 30 March against Charlton Athletic as he scored Bolton's second in a 2–3 defeat.[12]

Maccabi Haifa (loan)

On the 19 January 2015, Medo joined Maccabi Haifa on loan for the remainder of the season. [13]

International career

Internationally, Medo played for the Sierra Leonean under-17 team that finished runner-up of the 2003 African U-17 Championship in Swaziland. He was also a member of the same team at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.
After spending seven years in Finland, Medo has expressed his wish to play for the Finnish national team, but FIFA ruled this out as they rejected his application to play for Finland in December 2010.[14] After FIFA's decision, Medo announced his availability for the Sierra Leonean national team and was subsequently called up to face Niger on 27 March 2011.[15] Finally, Medo debuted for his homeland in that match playing the full 90 minutes.

International goals

Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2012National Stadium, Freetown Cape Verde1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
219 November 2014Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa DR Congo1–01–32015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2015

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS2006230429100363
Total230429100363
HJK2007262407140413
2008264507000384
2009233108221346
2010164316141297
Total911313128410214220
Partizan2010–1118060–50290
2011–1226040–60360
2012–138000–60140
Total520100–170790
Bolton Wanderers2012–13121000000121
2013–14352202000392
2014–155000100060
Total523203000573
Maccabi Haifa2014–150000000000
Total0000000000
Career total2181629340527231426

International

Sierra Leone national team
YearAppsGoals
201140
201241
201340
201461
Total182

Honours

KuPS
HJK
Partizan
Individual
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