1. Glen Adjei Kamara was born on 28 October 1995 and is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes, and the Finland national team.
26 Facts About Glen Kamara
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Glen Kamara began his senior career at Arsenal, where he made one substitute appearance in the Football League Cup and was loaned to Southend United and Colchester United.
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Glen Kamara made his senior international debut for Finland in 2017.
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Glen Kamara was named in their squad for UEFA Euro 2020.
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Glen Kamara was born in Tampere, Finland, to refugee parents from Sierra Leone.
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Glen Kamara was raised in Soukka, in the city of Espoo, from the age of two until the age of 12, when he moved to London, England, with his mother and sister.
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Glen Kamara continued his career in England for Sunday side Westway of Ladbroke Grove, before moving to the Southend United youth system and then on to Arsenal in 2012.
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Glen Kamara went on to be an unused substitute for Arsenal's UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray in December 2014.
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On 22 January 2016, Glen Kamara returned to Southend in League One, on loan for the rest of the season.
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Glen Kamara played six matches, all but one as a starter.
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On deadline day of the summer transfer window, 31 August 2016, Glen Kamara joined Colchester United in League Two on loan until January 2017.
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Glen Kamara played six times, starting just once in the league.
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On 13 July 2017, Glen Kamara signed a two-year deal with Dundee.
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Glen Kamara made his debut for the club in a Scottish League Cup game away to Raith Rovers where he put in a man of the match performance.
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On 5 January 2019, Glen Kamara signed a pre-contract with Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
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On 18 March 2021, Glen Kamara accused Slavia Prague player Ondrej Kudela of racist verbal abuse during a Europa League knockout match.
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Kudela denied the claims of racism and claimed that after the match Glen Kamara physically assaulted Kudela in the stadium tunnel in front of UEFA officials and Rangers manager Steven Gerrard.
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Kudela was banned for racial abuse for 10 UEFA matches, while Glen Kamara was handed a three-match ban for assault.
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On 22 September 2021, Glen Kamara signed a new four-year contract with the club that would see him remain with the club until the summer of 2025.
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Glen Kamara scored an important goal against RB Leipzig in the second leg of the semi finals, and helped Rangers to reach to the finals of the competition, where they eventually fell short to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties, and won the silver medal.
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On 31 August 2023, Glen Kamara signed a four-year deal with English club Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.
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Glen Kamara became the fifth Finnish player to sign for Leeds after Sebastian Sorsa, Mika Vayrynen, Mikael Forssell and Aapo Halme.
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On 31 January 2025, Glen Kamara was loaned out to Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab, becoming the first Finnish player in the Saudi league.
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Glen Kamara was an unused substitute for the senior side in a friendly against Estonia in June 2015.
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Glen Kamara was called up for Finland's first major tournament, the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021.
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Glen Kamara played in all 10 games in Finland's UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, scoring once.