Kei Kamara

Attack - Centre-Forward at FC Cincinnati

Age41

CitizenshipSierra Leone United States

Height1.88 m

Footright

BornSeptember 1, 1984

at FC Cincinnati 378 days · joined 2025-05-12

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👕500+ Apps ⚽100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran

Market value €50k

Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

clubs played for

08/09

debut season

0.31

goals / match

Sporting Kansas City

top club · 87 apps

Career highs

€1.00m

peak value · 2016

€1.00m

top transfer fee · 13/14

best season · 2015

39 / 7

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Cadinha

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired

Hakan Duran

Midfield - Left Midfield · Retired

Riccardo Bolzan

Defender - Left-Back · Retired

Federico Piovaccari

Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Shares 1984-09-01 · 6 players total

581Appearances

181Goals

59Assists

58Yellow cards

3Red cards

92Full matches (90′)

Full name	Kei Kamara
Name in home country	Kei Ansu Kamara
Date of birth	1984-09-01 (41 yrs)
Place of birth	Kenema, Sierra Leone
Citizenship	Sierra Leone United States
Position	Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Foot	right
Height	188.00 m
Current club	FC Cincinnati
Joined	2025-05-12
Contract expires	2025-12-31
Agent	PROSPORT Management
Outfitter	adidas

Jul 2025

2025 — FC Cincinnati

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2025

Transfer: Without Club → Cincinnati

24/25 · Transfer

Jan 2025

Transfer: LAFC → Without Club

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2024

2024 — Los Angeles FC

40 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions

Mar 2024

Transfer: Without Club → LAFC

23/24 · Transfer

Jan 2024

Transfer: Chicago → Without Club

23/24 · Transfer

Jul 2023

2023 — Chicago Fire FC

31 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

May 2023

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Feb 2023

Transfer: Montréal → Chicago

22/23 · Transfer · €236k

Jul 2022

2022 — CF Montréal

36 matches · 9 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions

Feb 2022

Transfer: Without Club → Montréal

21/22 · Transfer

Jan 2022

Transfer: Helsinki IFK → Without Club

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

Transfer: Without Club → Helsinki IFK

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

2021 — Helsinki IFK

14 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — CF Montréal

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2021

Transfer: Minnesota → Without Club

20/21 · Transfer

Sep 2020

Transfer: Colorado → Minnesota

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

2020 — Minnesota United FC, Colorado Rapids

18 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

2019 — Colorado Rapids

29 matches · 14 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Dec 2018

Transfer: Cincinnati → Colorado

18/19 · Transfer

Dec 2018

Transfer: Vancouver → Cincinnati

18/19 · Draft

Jul 2018

2018 — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

31 matches · 17 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions

Apr 2018

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Dec 2017

Transfer: New England → Vancouver

17/18 · Transfer

Jul 2017

2017 — New England Revolution

33 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2016

2016 — Columbus Crew SC, New England Revolution

35 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

May 2016

Transfer: Columbus Crew → New England

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

2015 — Columbus Crew SC

37 matches · 26 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions

Oct 2014

Transfer: Without Club → Columbus Crew

14/15 · Transfer

Aug 2014

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Without Club

14/15 · Transfer

Sep 2013

Transfer: Kansas City → Middlesbrough

13/14 · Transfer · €1.00m

Jul 2013

13/14 — Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough FC U21

26 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2013

2013 — Sporting Kansas City

16 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

May 2013

Transfer: Norwich → Kansas City

12/13 · Return from loan

Jan 2013

Transfer: Kansas City → Norwich

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

12/13 — Norwich City, Norwich City U21

12 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2012

2012 — Sporting Kansas City

37 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2011

2011 — Sporting Kansas City

34 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2010

2010 — Kansas City Wizards

29 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 1 competition

Sep 2009

Transfer: Houston → Wizards

09/10 · Transfer

Jul 2009

09/10 — Houston Dynamo

1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2009

2009 — Kansas City Wizards, Houston Dynamo

31 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2008

Transfer: SJ Earthquakes → Houston

08/09 · Transfer

Jul 2008

08/09 — Houston Dynamo

9 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2008

2008 — San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo

24 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Nov 2007

Transfer: Columbus → SJ Earthquakes

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2007

2007 — Columbus Crew

17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2006

2006 — Columbus Crew

19 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2006

Transfer: CSUDH Toros → Columbus

05/06 · Draft

Aug 2005

Transfer: Orange County → CSUDH Toros

05/06 · Return from loan

May 2005

Transfer: CSUDH Toros → Orange County

04/05 · Loan

Aug 2004

Transfer: Orange County → CSUDH Toros

04/05 · Return from loan

May 2004

Transfer: CSUDH Toros → Orange County

03/04 · Loan

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €1.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

CF Montréal 2.1%

FC Cincinnati 0.0%

Los Angeles FC 6.3%

Chicago Fire FC 4.0%

Helsinki IFK 1.9%

Minnesota United FC 5.5%

Colorado Rapids 6.5%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.7%

New England Revolution 7.4%

Columbus Crew SC 4.9%

Sporting Kansas City 11.3%

Kansas City Wizards 7.7%

Houston Dynamo 13.9%

San Jose Earthquakes 6.0%

Columbus Crew 6.6%

Middlesbrough FC U21 0.5%

Middlesbrough FC 4.6%

Norwich City 8.0%

Norwich City U21 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
CF Montréal	2	2022	21/22	39	9	8	172
FC Cincinnati	1	2025	2025	19	0	0	0
Los Angeles FC	1	2024	2024	40	8	5	520
Chicago Fire FC	1	2023	2023	31	6	1	328
Helsinki IFK	1	2021	2021	14	5	2	158
Minnesota United FC	1	2020	2020	9	1	0	458
Colorado Rapids	2	2019	2020	38	17	2	541
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	2018	2018	31	17	5	225
New England Revolution	2	2016	2017	59	21	8	615
Columbus Crew SC	2	2015	2016	46	31	6	404
Sporting Kansas City	3	2011	2013	87	29	12	932
Kansas City Wizards	2	2009	2010	35	11	4	639
Houston Dynamo	4	08/09	2009	47	12	2	1,148
San Jose Earthquakes	1	2008	2008	12	2	0	499
Columbus Crew	2	2006	2007	36	5	1	542
Middlesbrough FC U21	1	13/14	13/14	1	2	0	45
Middlesbrough FC	1	13/14	13/14	25	4	2	379
Norwich City	1	12/13	12/13	11	1	1	657
Norwich City U21	1	12/13	12/13	1	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
21/22	CONCACAF CL	CF Montréal	3	0	0	0	0	0
2025	Leagues Cup	FC Cincinnati	2	0	0	0	0	0
2025	MLS	FC Cincinnati	17	0	0	2	0	0
2024	Leagues Cup	Los Angeles FC	6	3	0	0	0	71
2024	MLS	Los Angeles FC	27	3	5	2	0	334
2024	MLS Cup Playoffs	Los Angeles FC	3	0	0	0	0	0
2024	US Open Cup	Los Angeles FC	4	2	0	0	0	115
2023	Leagues Cup	Chicago Fire FC	1	1	0	0	0	24
2023	MLS	Chicago Fire FC	27	5	1	1	0	304
2023	US Open Cup	Chicago Fire FC	3	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Canadian Championship	CF Montréal	2	0	1	0	0	0
2022	MLS	CF Montréal	32	9	7	1	0	172
2022	MLS Cup Playoffs	CF Montréal	2	0	0	1	0	0
2021	Veikkausliiga	Helsinki IFK	9	5	2	0	0	158
2021	Veikkausliiga Championship Group	Helsinki IFK	5	0	0	1	0	0
2020	MLS	Minnesota United FC	7	1	0	0	0	458
2020	MLS	Colorado Rapids	6	2	0	0	0	162
2020	MLS Cup Playoffs	Minnesota United FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	MLS is Back	Colorado Rapids	3	1	1	1	0	197
2019	MLS	Colorado Rapids	29	14	1	5	1	182
2018	Canadian Championship	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	3	0	0	0	70
2018	MLS	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	14	5	5	1	155
2017	MLS	New England Revolution	31	12	4	4	0	197
2017	US Open Cup	New England Revolution	2	0	0	0	0	0
2016	MLS	Columbus Crew SC	9	5	0	0	0	158
2016	MLS	New England Revolution	21	7	2	5	0	267
2016	US Open Cup	New England Revolution	5	2	2	1	0	151
2015	MLS	Columbus Crew SC	32	22	6	6	0	126
2015	MLS Cup Playoffs	Columbus Crew SC	5	4	0	0	0	120
2013	MLS	Sporting Kansas City	15	7	1	0	0	146
2013	US Open Cup	Sporting Kansas City	1	1	0	0	0	70
2012	MLS	Sporting Kansas City	33	11	7	3	0	261
2012	MLS Cup Playoffs	Sporting Kansas City	2	0	0	1	0	0
2012	US Open Cup	Sporting Kansas City	2	1	0	0	0	210
2011	MLS	Sporting Kansas City	30	9	4	1	0	245
2011	MLS Cup Playoffs	Sporting Kansas City	3	0	0	0	0	0
2011	US Open Cup	Sporting Kansas City	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010	MLS	Kansas City Wizards	29	10	4	4	0	242
2009	MLS	Kansas City Wizards	6	1	0	1	0	397
2009	MLS	Houston Dynamo	22	5	1	3	0	359
2009	US Open Cup	Houston Dynamo	3	0	0	0	0	0
2008	MLS	San Jose Earthquakes	12	2	0	2	0	499
2008	MLS	Houston Dynamo	10	2	1	1	1	277
2008	MLS Cup Playoffs	Houston Dynamo	2	1	0	0	0	78
2007	MLS	Columbus Crew	17	2	0	0	0	232
2006	MLS	Columbus Crew	19	3	1	1	0	310
13/14	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	25	4	2	3	0	379
13/14	U21 PL	Middlesbrough FC U21	1	2	0	0	0	45
12/13	Premier League	Norwich City	11	1	1	0	0	657
12/13	U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 2	Norwich City U21	1	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	CONCACAF CL	Houston Dynamo	1	1	0	0	0	90
08/09	CONCACAF CL	Houston Dynamo	7	2	0	3	0	274
08/09	North American SuperLiga	Houston Dynamo	2	1	0	0	0	70

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
03/04	2004-05-01	CSUDH Toros	Orange County	Loan	0	—
04/05	2004-08-01	Orange County	CSUDH Toros	Return from loan	0	—
04/05	2005-05-01	CSUDH Toros	Orange County	Loan	0	—
05/06	2005-08-01	Orange County	CSUDH Toros	Return from loan	0	—
05/06	2006-01-20	CSUDH Toros	Columbus	Draft	0	—
07/08	2007-11-27	Columbus	SJ Earthquakes	Transfer	0	—
08/09	2008-07-24	SJ Earthquakes	Houston	Transfer	0	—
09/10	2009-09-15	Houston	Wizards	Transfer	175000	—
12/13	2013-01-30	Kansas City	Norwich	Loan	500000	—
12/13	2013-05-07	Norwich	Kansas City	Return from loan	500000	—
13/14	2013-09-02	Kansas City	Middlesbrough	Transfer	500000	€1.00m
14/15	2014-08-29	Middlesbrough	Without Club	Transfer	800000	—
14/15	2014-10-07	Without Club	Columbus Crew	Transfer	800000	—
15/16	2016-05-12	Columbus Crew	New England	Transfer	1000000	—
17/18	2017-12-10	New England	Vancouver	Transfer	800000	—
18/19	2018-12-11	Vancouver	Cincinnati	Draft	800000	—
18/19	2018-12-12	Cincinnati	Colorado	Transfer	800000	—
20/21	2020-09-19	Colorado	Minnesota	Transfer	475000	—
20/21	2021-01-01	Minnesota	Without Club	Transfer	400000	—
21/22	2021-07-30	Without Club	Helsinki IFK	Transfer	400000	—
21/22	2022-01-01	Helsinki IFK	Without Club	Transfer	150000	—
21/22	2022-02-18	Without Club	Montréal	Transfer	150000	—
22/23	2023-02-24	Montréal	Chicago	Transfer	150000	€236k
23/24	2024-01-01	Chicago	Without Club	Transfer	100000	—
23/24	2024-03-29	Without Club	LAFC	Transfer	100000	—
24/25	2025-01-01	LAFC	Without Club	Transfer	100000	—
24/25	2025-05-12	Without Club	Cincinnati	Transfer	50000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
17/18	Groin injury	2018-04-12	2018-04-30	19	3
22/23	Groin injury	2023-05-15	2023-05-23	9	2

Current€50k

Peak€1.00m

Low€50k

Δ since start−€125k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€475k
Jan 1, 1970	€475k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€950k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€700k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #6187	—	39	7	—	—	current national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Teal Bunbury	1	9
Diego Fagúndez	1	3
Andrew Farrell	1	1
Nicolás Mezquida	1	3

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
2015	MLS	Columbus Crew SC	22	32
2018	MLS	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	28
2019	MLS	Colorado Rapids	14	29

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
2012	MLS	Sporting Kansas City	7	33
2022	MLS	CF Montréal	7	32
2015	MLS	Columbus Crew SC	6	32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
12/13	2013-05-07	Norwich	Kansas City	Return from loan	—	€500k
12/13	2013-01-30	Kansas City	Norwich	Loan	—	€500k
05/06	2005-08-01	Orange County	CSUDH Toros	Return from loan	—	—
04/05	2005-05-01	CSUDH Toros	Orange County	Loan	—	—
04/05	2004-08-01	Orange County	CSUDH Toros	Return from loan	—	—
03/04	2004-05-01	CSUDH Toros	Orange County	Loan	—	—

Last 50 matches for FC Cincinnati The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

Date	Comp	Home	Score	Away	Availability
2026-06-28	`MLS1`	Orlando City	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-06-25	`MLS1`	CF Montréal	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-06-14	`MLS1`	New England Revolution	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-05-31	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	D.C. United	TIMED
2026-05-28	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	FC Dallas	TIMED
2026-05-25	`MLS1`	Atlanta United FC	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-05-17	`MLS1`	Columbus Crew	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-05-14	`MLS1`	Toronto FC	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2026-05-10	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Austin FC	TIMED
2026-05-04	`MLS1`	New York City FC	1–0	FC Cincinnati	Available
2026-04-26	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Available
2026-04-19	`MLS1`	Chicago Fire	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Available
2026-04-12	`MLS1`	D.C. United	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2026-04-05	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	1–0	New England Revolution	Available
2026-03-29	`MLS1`	Nashville SC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Available
2026-03-22	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	2–2	Atlanta United FC	Available
2026-03-15	`MLS1`	Charlotte FC	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Available
2026-03-08	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Toronto FC	Available
2026-03-01	`MLS1`	Philadelphia Union	4–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-10-18	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	CF Montréal	TIMED
2025-10-04	`MLS1`	New York RB	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2025-09-27	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Orlando City	TIMED
2025-09-20	`MLS1`	Los Angeles Galaxy	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2025-09-13	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Nashville SC	TIMED
2025-08-30	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Philadelphia Union	TIMED
2025-08-23	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	New York City FC	TIMED
2025-08-16	`MLS1`	Portland Timbers	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2025-08-10	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Charlotte FC	TIMED
2025-07-26	`MLS1`	Inter Miami CF	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2025-07-19	`MLS1`	Real Salt Lake	–	FC Cincinnati	TIMED
2025-07-16	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Inter Miami CF	TIMED
2025-07-12	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Columbus Crew	TIMED
2025-07-05	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	–	Chicago Fire	TIMED
2025-06-29	`MLS1`	FC Dallas	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-06-22	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New England Revolution	Available
2025-06-19	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	4–3	Philadelphia Union	Available
2025-06-15	`MLS1`	San Jose Earthquakes	2–4	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-05-29	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Nashville SC	Available
2025-05-25	`MLS1`	Toronto FC	3–4	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-05-18	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	3–1	St. Louis City SC	Available
2025-05-15	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Atlanta United FC	Available
2025-05-11	`MLS1`	Columbus Crew	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-05-04	`MLS1`	Orlando City	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-04-27	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Available
2025-04-20	`MLS1`	Atlanta United FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-04-13	`MLS1`	CF Montréal	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-04-06	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	1–2	New York RB	Available
2025-03-30	`MLS1`	Charlotte FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Available
2025-03-23	`MLS1`	FC Cincinnati	1–0	New York City FC	Available
2025-03-17	`MLS1`	New England Revolution	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Available

Teams faced most often by Kei Kamara's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Chicago Fire	61	19	19	23	71	79	-8	31%
New York RB	57	21	17	19	76	80	-4	37%
D.C. United	54	27	11	16	82	61	+21	50%
Toronto FC	53	23	17	13	72	52	+20	43%
Los Angeles Galaxy	51	20	13	18	74	71	+3	39%
Real Salt Lake	51	20	12	19	64	70	-6	39%
FC Dallas	48	20	15	13	71	65	+6	42%
CD Chivas	46	25	11	10	81	41	+40	54%
Seattle Sounders	36	13	8	15	40	42	-2	36%
Impact de Montréal	28	13	4	11	41	40	+1	46%
Philadelphia Union	25	14	2	9	35	30	+5	56%
Vancouver Whitecaps	20	6	4	10	28	31	-3	30%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
08/09	Senior debut season
08/09	First senior goal
2012	Goal #50 (career)
2016	Goal #100 (career)
2020	Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
2025	19	0	2	0	0	0
2024	40	520	2	0	0	0.35
2023	31	328	1	1	0	0.55
2022	36	172	2	0	0	1.05
2021	14	158	1	0	0	0.57
2020	18	817	1	0	0	0.11
2019	29	182	5	0	1	2.97
2018	31	225	5	0	1	2.4
2017	33	197	4	0	0	1.83
2016	35	576	6	0	0	0.94
2015	37	246	6	0	0	2.2
2012	37	471	4	0	0	0.76
2011	34	245	1	0	0	0.37
2010	29	242	4	0	0	1.49
2009	31	756	4	0	0	0.48
2008	24	854	3	0	1	0.42
2006	19	310	1	0	0	0.29
13/14	26	424	3	0	0	0.64
08/09	9	344	3	0	0	0.78