Kamil Conteh

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Kamil Conteh
Personal information
Full name Kamil Amadu Conteh[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braintree Town
(on loan from Watford)
Youth career
2014–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2018 Lambeth Tigers
2018–2021 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Watford 0 (0)
2022– → Braintree Town (loan) 10 (1)
National team‡
2022– Sierra Leone 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:03, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Braintree Town, on loan from Watford.

Club career[]

Watford[]

Conteh joined Watford in 2018,[4] signing his first professional deal in July 2021.[5] He went onto make his first-team debut in January 2022, featuring for 16 minutes during a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup.[6]

On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] On that same day, he made his debut during a 0–0 draw with Eastbourne Borough, featuring for 87 minutes before being replaced by Michael Dome-Benwin.[8] Just two weeks later, Conteh scored his first goal for the club, giving the Essex-based side a 1–0 home victory over Hungerford Town in the 61st minute.[9]

International career[]

On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo.[10] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 March 2022.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2021–22 National League South 10 1 — — — 10 1
Career total 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1

References[]

  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 15th May 2021" (PDF). EFL. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Watford FC Young Star Pledges Allegiance to Sierra Leone". Gleaner. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kamil Conteh at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Kamil Conteh - Watford FC". Watford F.C. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Official: Six Professional Deals In Academy". Watford F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Leicester City vs. Watford". Soccerway. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Official: Conteh makes loan switch". Watford FC. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Braintree Town vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Braintree Town vs. Hungerford Town". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  10. ^ Reeves, Michael (17 March 2022). "Braintree Town duo Dejon Noel-Williams and Kamil Conteh called up for Grenada and Sierre Leone". Essex Live. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Togo vs Sierra Leone (3-0) Mar 24, 2022 Lineups and Squads". Football Critic. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ^ Kamil Conteh at Soccerway
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