Ola Williams Kamara was born on 15 October 1989 and is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club Hacken.
21 Facts About Ola Kamara
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Ola Kamara's father moved from Sierra Leone to Norway as a refugee.
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When Ola Kamara was one year old, his parents sought help in raising him, and Ola Kamara spent every second weekend, holidays and birthdays with a foster care family.
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Ola Kamara played for Frigg during his youth, and made his debut for the first-team in the Second Division at the age of 15.
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Ola 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.
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Ola Kamara scored the match-winning goal against Rosenborg on 5 November 2012, which eliminated Rosenborg title-chances.
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Ola Kamara scored 12 goals in 14 matches, including a hat-trick in his first match, and thus played a vital role in the team that went on to win the league.
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On 4 February 2016, Ola Kamara signed with Columbus Crew prior to the start of the MLS season.
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Ola Kamara started his time with Crew SC as the backup to Kei Kamara, but jumped into the starting role when Kei was traded to the New England Revolution.
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Ola Kamara ended his first season outside Europe with 16 goals and two assists in 25 MLS appearances.
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LA sent an additional $100,000 in TAM to the Crew after Ola Kamara passed the 12-goal mark last season.
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Shenzhen paid the Galaxy a $3.5 million transfer fee for Ola Kamara, who signed a three-year contract with the club that would pay him $3 million net per year.
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On 27 February 2019, Ola Kamara transferred to Chinese Super League newcomer Shenzhen.
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Ola Kamara appeared the first time for DC United after being subbed on for Wayne Rooney in the 74th minute of the Vancouver Whitecaps game on 17 August 2019 In his first start for DC, Kamara scored his first DC goal in the 55th minute against the New York Red Bulls on 21 August 2019.
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Ola Kamara then returned from injury coming on in the 69th minute in a crucial game against FC Cincinnati on 6 October 2019.
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Ola Kamara played in 22 of DC's 23 regular season matches and started 17 but only managed to net four goals and did not provide a single assist.
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Ola Kamara was eligible to represent either Norway or Sierra Leone national teams at international levels, as his mother is Norwegian and his father Sierra Leonean.
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Ola Kamara was selected for regional teams in Oslo at the age of 15, and later represented Norway at under-16 and under-17 level.
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Ola Kamara has represented the Norway under-23 national football team.
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Ola Kamara made his debut for the Norwegian national team when he replaced Daniel Braaten in the 61st minute of the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on 11 October 2013.
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In March 2018, Ola Kamara earned a US green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.