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name: Kei Kamara
position: F height: 6-3 weight:186 Birthdate: September 01, 1984 Hometown: Lawndale, CA last club: Houston (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Kansas City | 6 | 4 | 397 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | 22 | 20 | 1,780 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 43 | 31 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career | 86 | 54 | 5,134 | 15 | 3 | 140 | 60 | 117 | 110 | 8 | 1 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 07/04/09 | Dynamo @ Wizards |
 Dynamo's Kamara strikes
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| 07/04/09 | Dynamo @ Wizards |
Kamara's thrilling header
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| 05/30/09 | Toronto FC @ Dynamo |
Kamara makes good on pass
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Outlook
Speedy forward with great size acquired from San Jose in July 2008 who became immediate contributor.
MLS Experience
2008: Acquired from SJ in late July for a first-round draft pick after scoring two goals in 12 games for the Earthquakes, including a goal against the Dynamo on 5/22 Notched two goals and two assists for the Dynamo in 10 MLS games (6 starts) Made first Dynamo start vs. CHV on 8/20 and turned in the first multi-goal game of his career with two tallies Earned first two assists of MLS career in his 54th game, a 3-1 win vs. KC on 9/7 Received a straight red card in the 11th minute of the Dynamo's 2-1 win vs. SJ on 10/15 and was suspended for two games Playoffs: Came off the bench to notch 85th-minute equalizer in first leg at NY on 11/1 Started in second leg vs. NY on 11/9 SuperLiga: Made Dynamo debut on 7/29 vs. Pachuca in semifinals and earned corner kick that led to Bobby Boswell's game-winning goal ... Scored his first Dynamo goal in overtime of the final on 8/5 at NE to give Houston a 2-1 lead Champions League: Started four of five games Scored two first-half goals, including a left-footed blast and a penalty kick, in the Dynamo's historic 4-4 road tie at Pumas on 9/30 Reserves: Scored one goal and one assist in four appearances with the Dynamo Reserves, helping the squad to the league title.2007: Played in 17 games and earned four starts with the Columbus Crew Netted two goals in 475 minutes of action Scored late goal in 86th minute to earn 2-2 tie vs. NE on 4/19 Made back-to-back starts on 4/28 vs. DC and 5/5 at KC Netted game-winner in 1-0 win vs. NY on 6/30 Started second straight game on 7/4 at COL Open Cup: Entered as a sub in the 60th minute vs. LA on 4/24 in 1-0 loss.
2006: Appeared in 19 games, starting nine, for Columbus Had three goals (4/1 at KC, 6/21 vs. N.E. and 7/15 at DC) ... Scored in his MLS debut on 4/1 in the season opener at KC Was one of two rookies, along with Brandon Moss, to start the season opener Open Cup: Came on as a sub in the 79th minute in the Crew's 4-1 win at the Michigan Bucks on 7/12 Reserves: Made 10 appearances with seven starts and scored two goals.
Other Professional Experience
Was a member of the Generation adidas Euro Tour squad that played three games in England in December 2006 Appeared in all three games and scored a goal in 3-0 win over the Watford reserves on 12/7.
International
Sierra Leone international (5 caps) 2008: Made international debut in World Cup qualifier and played the full 90 minutes on 6/1 at Equatorial Guinea Started and played 75 minutes vs. Nigeria on 6/7 Started and helped Sierra Leone to 1-0 win over South Africa on 6/14 Started and played 89 minutes in 0-0 tie at South Africa on 6/21 Played 90 minutes in 4-1 loss at Nigeria on 10/11 that eliminated Sierra Leone from World Cup contention.
College
Tallied 31 goals and 16 assists over 47 games in two years at NCAA Division II Cal State-Dominguez Hills Played with the Orange County Blue Stars in the PDL from 2003-05 2005: Led the California Collegiate Athletic Association in points and game-winning goals Selected as a third-team All-American Honored as a first-team All-West Region selection for the second time Repeated as an all-conference pick 2004: Named CCAA MVP Led conference in goals and shots Was named to All-West Region first team Named to all-conference team.
Youth Club
Manhattan Beach Hurricanes.
Personal
The son of Fatima Kamara Family comes first in his life Awarded a scholarship from the South Bay Referee's Association for attitude and skill on the field Scored 27 goals for Leuzinger High School in California in 2002 Earned first-team all-conference honors in his senior season of 2002 Coaches youth soccer teams Plays the African drums Admires Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant and Sweden and Inter Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic Favorite movie is "Blood Diamond" Enjoys playing video games, basketball, and volleyball, and singing Majored in kinesiology at Cal State-Dominguez Hills Lists favorite author as Ishmael Beah, author of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier," who is from Sierra Leone.
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