Ola Kamara

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Ola Kamara

Kamara (right) playing for Strømsgodset in 2012
Personal information
Full nameOla Williams Kamara
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionWinger/Striker
Club information
Current clubAustria Wien
Number92
Youth career
Frigg
Stabæk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2008Stabæk6(0)
2007→ Hønefoss (loan)8(0)
2009–2012Strømsgodset100(31)
2013–2014SV Ried0(0)
2013→ TSV 1860 München (loan)10(0)
2013→ Strømsgodset (loan)14(12)
2014–Austria Wien0(0)
National team‡
Norway U23
2013–Norway6(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2013

Ola Williams Kamara (born 15 October 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Austrian club Austria Wien. He plays as a winger or a striker, and has previously played for Norwegian clubs Frigg, Stabæk, Hønefoss, Strømsgodset and TSV 1860 München. Kamara, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, has represented Norway at youth and senior international level.

Club career

Early career

With a father who moved from Sierra Leone as a refugee,[2] Kamara was born and grew up in Oslo.[3] When Kamara was one year old, his parents chose to seek help in raising him, and Kamara spent every second weekend, holidays and birthdays with a foster care family.[4] He played for Frigg during his youth, and made his debut for the first-team in the Second Division at the age of 15.[5] Kamara moved to Stabæk at the age of 16, and soon became an integral part team of Stabæk's youth team.[6] He scored the match-winning goal in the final against Viking when Stabæk won the Norwegian Youth Cup in 2008.[7]

Stabæk

Kamara made his debut for Stabæk in Tippeligaen at the age of 16,[8] when he replaced Somen Tchoyi as a substitute in the 2–2 draw against Lillestrøm on 1 October 2006.[9] The next season, he joined the First Division side Hønefoss on a short-term loan, as a replacement for the injured Lars Lafton and Kenneth Di Vita Jensen.[10] Kamara played three matches for Stabæk in 2008, enough to earn him a winners-medal, when the team won Tippeligaen. Kamara's contract expired after the 2008 season, and he wanted to find a new club, even though Stabæk wanted to renew his contract, because he found it too hard to compete with Daniel Nannskog and Veigar Páll Gunnarsson for playing time.[11] After unsuccessful trials with Reggina and Sandefjord, Kamara had gotten an offer from the 2. Divisjon side Bærum but on the last day of the transfer window ahead of the 2009 season, he signed a two-year contract with the Tippeligaen side Strømsgodset.[12] As his wage was only NOK 135,000 per year, Kamara had to move back home to his mother.[5][8]

Strømsgodset

Kamara was mostly back-up for Marcus Pedersen in his first season with Strømsgodset.[13] After Pedersen moved to Netherlands in August 2010, Kamara started to play regularly alongside Jo Inge Berget.[5] Kamara scored seven goal in 25 matches in the 2010 season, and became joint top goalscorer for Strømsgodset alongside Pedersen. Kamara also scored goals in the semifinal and the final when Strømsgodset won the 2010 Norwegian Football Cup.[8] Kamara signed a new two-year contract with Strømsgodset in December 2010, lasting till the end of the 2012 season.[13]

Kamara continued to score goals in the beginning of the 2011 season, and when he scored against Odd Grenland on 10 April 2011 he had scored in six home-matches in a row.[14] He became Strømsgodset's top goalscorer in the 2011 season, with 10 goals. Strømsgodset signed Péter Kovács and Adama Diomande ahead of the 2012 season, and Kamara was expected to play less than he had done the last two seasons, but was however playing regularly on the left wing during the season and was a great contributor to the team.[15] After only scoring one goal in the first half of the season, Kamara scored three goals on Lerkendal Stadion in the 3–3 draw against Rosenborg on 24 June 2012.[16] Kamara scored another hat-trick one week later, when Hønefoss was beaten 5–0.[17] In the 5–0 victory against Fredrikstad on 27 July 2012, Kamara scored one and assisted three other goals.[18] Kamara also scored the match-winning goal against Rosenborg on 5 November 2012, which eliminated Rosenborg title-chances. At the end of the season, Strømsgodset finished second behind Molde, and won their first league-medals since 1997.[19]

Kamara's contract with Strømsgodset expired after the 2012 season.[20]

1860 München

On 20 January 2013, Kamara signed for SV Ried, but was immediately loaned out to TSV 1860 München on a six-month contract until the end of the season 2012–13 season with an option to extend the deal to two years.[21] After the season, he went on loan to Strømsgodset.

International career

Kamara was selected for regional teams (Norwegian: Kretslag) in Oslo at the age of 15,[2] and later represented Norway at under-16 and under-17 level. He has also represented the Norway under-23 national football team.[22] Kamara made his debut for the Norwegian national team when he replaced Daniel Braaten in the 61sth minute of the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on 11 October 2013.[23] In the match against Iceland four days later, Kamara made his starting-debut on his 24th birthday and played a total of 55 minutes.[24]

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1. 15 January 2015 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Moldova 1–1 2–1 Friendly [25]

Career statistics

As of 27 September 2013[1]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Stabæk Tippeligaen 300030
2007 Hønefoss Adeccoligaen 8021101
2008 Stabæk Tippeligaen 301040
2009 Strømsgodset 15321174
2010 25752309
2011 3010313311
2012 3011423313
2012–13 1860 München 2. Bundesliga 10000100
2013 Strømsgodset Tippeligaen 1412001412
2013–14 Austria Wien Bundesliga 000000
Career Total 1384317715550

Honours

Club

Strømsgodset

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ola Kamara". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oksnes, Bernt Jakob (15 July 2005). "Her er nye Norge" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. p. 26. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ Torkelsson, Mattias (20 January 2013). "Ola Kamara till 1860 München". SvenskaFans.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ Kjernlie, Eira; Dimmen, Sofie Dege (11 October 2013). "Ola takker sine helgeforeldre". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Solbakken, Espen (14 November 2010). "Godset-helten bor hjemme hos mamma" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Full fart på Nadderud og i Østfoldhallen – ungdomsbloggen uke 46" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  7. ↑ Olsen, Olav Rege (1 November 2008). "Målkalas i finalen" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Langerød, Dag; Vik, Marius (14 November 2010). "Matchhelt på luselønn" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Lillestrøm – Stabæk". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). 1 October 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  10. ↑ Rudstaden, Ole Martin (25 May 2007). "HBK hentet Kamara" (in Norwegian). Ringerikes Blad. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  11. ↑ Hasle, Anders Mehlum (26 November 2008). "Kamara trener med SF" (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  12. ↑ Bakkehaug, Wegard (15 October 2013). "Spisskometen Kamara var én dag fra å ende i 2. divisjon". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Nilsen, Jostein (3 December 2010). "Signerte ny kontrakt" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  14. ↑ Hoff, Jørgen B.; Nilsen, Jostein (11 April 2011). "Scorer alltid på Marienlyst" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  15. ↑ Nilsen, Magne J. (20 April 2012). "Klorer seg fast på SIF-laget" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  16. ↑ Nilsen, Sondre (24 June 2012). "Hattrick-helten: – Du tok feil, Ronny Deila!" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  17. ↑ Hoff, Jørgen B.; Stølan, Hege Dancke (20 June 2012). "Målkåt Kamara med to hat trick på rad" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  18. ↑ Holth, Eivind Brennhovd (27 July 2012). "Kamara: – Andreomgang er en maktdemonstrasjon" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  19. ↑ Hoff, Jørgen B.; Stølan (5 November 2012). "Berget i SMS til Kamara: "Det står mellom oss to konger nå"" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Ola Kamara forsvinner trolig fra Godset" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Norwegian News Agency. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Ola Kamara verstärkt den Löwen-Sturm" (in German). TSV 1860 München. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Ola Kamara". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 23 January 2013. 
  23. ↑ Kvam, Lars Hojem (12 October 2013). "Én norsk spiller storkoste seg mot Slovenia". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013. 
  24. ↑ Røed-Johansen, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Slik spilte Norge i Høgmos Ullevaal-debut". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013. 
  25. ↑ "Norway 2 Moldova 1". ESPN. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
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