Richard Kamara
Encyclopedia
Richard Kamara is a Liberia
n association football player who has represented the Liberia national football team
, and currently plays for the Minnesota Twin Stars.
in 2005. After displays of consistency in a developing club team, he helped lead them to two back-to-back Midwest Regional titles, in 2008 and 2009, captaining the side in the 2008 season. Along with earning the captaincy, he was given the honor of becoming a Midwest Regional All-Star team member, winning this award in three consecutive seasons ('08,'09,'10). In the 2010 season, solid performances in the back earned Kamara the Midwest MVP award, becoming the third Twin Star player to do so in three seasons.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n association football player who has represented the Liberia national football team
Liberia national football team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals...
, and currently plays for the Minnesota Twin Stars.
Minnesota Twin Stars
Kamara began playing with the Minnesota Twin Stars of the NPSLNational Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
in 2005. After displays of consistency in a developing club team, he helped lead them to two back-to-back Midwest Regional titles, in 2008 and 2009, captaining the side in the 2008 season. Along with earning the captaincy, he was given the honor of becoming a Midwest Regional All-Star team member, winning this award in three consecutive seasons ('08,'09,'10). In the 2010 season, solid performances in the back earned Kamara the Midwest MVP award, becoming the third Twin Star player to do so in three seasons.
Club
- NPSL Midwest LeagueNational Premier Soccer LeagueThe National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
(2) : 2008, 2009 - NPSL National FinalistNational Premier Soccer LeagueThe National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
(1) : 2008
Individual
- Midwest Regional All-Star team (3) : 2008, 2009, 2010
- Midwest Regional MVP (1) : 2010