2016
A Discovery Claim signing in May, Kamara burst onto the scene in Major League Soccer after he set the record for fastest goal scored by a player making his debut (33 seconds) against Sporting Kansas City on 5/27. A hulking forward with speed and strength, Kamara made eight appearances (starting twice).
2014- 2015
Kamara amassed a strong goals-to-games ratio during his time with IFK Norrköping, playing in 48 games and scoring 21 goals across all competitions from 2014-2015. In 2015, he was loaned to Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., but was recalled to IFK Norrköping in July, where he scored seven goals in thirteen appearances to help the Swedish side win the league.
Kamara has been capped four times for Sierra Leone, playing in two Africa Cup of Nations matches and two World Cup Qualifiers. He scored his first international goal in a 2-1 WCQ win over Chad on Oct. 13, 2015.
Kamara, who hails from Freetown on the West Coast of Sierra Leone, began his youth career with F.C. Kallon, one of the powerhouses in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. After impressing with his athletic build and direct style of play, he signed on loan with Swedish first-division side Djurgårdens IF in 2012, beginning a career in Sweden in which eventually signed with IFK Norrköping in 2014.
Kamara was signed as a Discovery Claim on May 11, 2016.
