John Bankolé Kamara (born 5 December 1988) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maharlika Manila.
Club career Born in Freetown, Kamara has played in Lebanon and Greece for Tadamon Sour, Apollon Smyrnis and Lamia. In October 2014 he was told not to train with Lamia, on advice from the Greek health ministry, following fears over the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic. In response he wore a T-shirt saying "we are west Africans not a virus", and as a result faced sanctions.
In August 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Aris. He signed for Latvian club Riga for the 2016 season.
Kamara joined Kazakh club Kaisar on 1 January 2017.ФК «Кайсар» подписал ряд игроков‚ fckaysar.kz, 31 January 2016
On 8 January 2019, Kamara joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Keşla FK. On 25 June 2020, Kamara signed a new contract with Keşla for the 2020–21 season.
On 27 December 2021, Kamara left Keşla by mutual consent.
In January 2023, he signed for Greek team Egaleo.
In March 2024, Kamara joined Philippines Football League club United City. He then moved to Maharlika Manila later that year.
International career He made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone in 2013, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was a squad member at the 2021 AFCON.
Career statistics International
Sierra Leone national teamYearAppsGoals201320201441201520201610201710201810201940202020202140Total211
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1. 19 November 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, DR Congo 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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