Kei Kamara

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Kei Kamara
Personal information
Full name	Kei Kamara
Date of birth	September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01) (age 23)
Place of birth	Kenema, Sierra Leone
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	San Jose Earthquakes
Number	16
Youth clubs
2004-05	Dominguez Hills
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-05 2006-07 2008-	Orange County Blue Star Columbus Crew San Jose Earthquakes	20 (17) 36 (5) 8 (2)
National team2
2008-	Sierra Leone	1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Kei Kamara (born September 1, 1984 in Kenema, Sierra Leone) is a soccer striker who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer^[1].

Kamara played college soccer at the Cal State Dominguez Hills. In his senior season, he was named third-team All-American. After spending two seasons with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, Kamara was then taken by Columbus ninth overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.

He was traded to San Jose in exchange for Brian Carroll.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

1. ^ Soccer Insider

[edit] External links

• Goal.com interview
• DAFC.net article

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