[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_accordion admin_label=”Accordion” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [et_pb_accordion_item title=”Glen Kamara (Arsenal \u2013 England)”]<\/p>\n
DOB:<\/strong> 28\/10\/1995<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Tampere, Finland<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 19<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.81m<\/p>\n Weight:<\/strong> 78kg<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Southend<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> FA Cup Arsenal 2015<\/p>\n Stylish but tenacious, central midfielder Glen was spotted by Arsenal after impressing against the Gunners in two youth friendlies for Southend. The holding midfielder is comfortable in possession and enjoys dictating play from his deep-lying role. Glen is also tactically aware and strong in the tackle.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Aziz Deen-Conteh (Portvale, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 14\/01\/1993<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Bumpe, Sierra Leone<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.78m<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Chelsea, Ergotelis (Greece)<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> England U16, England U19<\/p>\n Abdul Aziz Deen-Conteh<\/strong>\u00a0is a Sierra Leonean professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0left back<\/a>for\u00a0League One<\/a>\u00a0side\u00a0Port Vale<\/a>. He represented England at youth level whilst on the books at\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>. He spent the 2013\u201314 season with Greek club\u00a0Ergotelis<\/a>, making seven appearances in the\u00a0Greek Superleague<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Ola Williams Kamara (Molde, Norway)”]<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Winger\/Striker<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 15\/10\/1989<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Norway<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 25<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.84m<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Stabaek, Honefoss,Stromsgodset,TSV 1860 Munchen<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> Norway U23, Norway<\/p>\n Ola Williams Kamara<\/strong>\u00a0is a Norwegian professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays for\u00a0Molde<\/a>, on loan from\u00a0Austrian<\/a>\u00a0club\u00a0Austria Wien<\/a>. He plays as a\u00a0winger<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0striker<\/a>, and has also played for Norwegian clubs Frigg,\u00a0Stab\u00e6k<\/a>,\u00a0H\u00f8nefoss<\/a>,\u00a0Str\u00f8msgodset<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TSV 1860 M\u00fcnchen<\/a>.\u00a0Kamara, who is of Sierra Leonean descent, has represented Norway at youth and senior international level.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders, USA)”]<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Striker<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 22\/02\/1997<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 18<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.80m<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> USA U18<\/p>\n Victor Mansaray<\/strong>\u00a0is an American\u00a0soccer<\/a>\u00a0player who currently plays for\u00a0Seattle Sounders FC<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Major League Soccer<\/a>. Victor Mansaray entered the\u00a0Seattle Sounders FC Academy<\/a>\u00a0midway through the 2012-2013 season and appeared in 20 games, scoring 11 goals. The following season, still with the U-16’s, he scored a team-high 18 goals in 24 games.In November 2014, Mansaray became the fourth Seattle\u00a0Homegrown Player<\/a>\u00a0when he became the youngest ever signing for the Sounders FC first-team at the age of 17.<\/p>\n On March 21, 2015, He made his professional debut with\u00a0USL<\/a>\u00a0affiliate club\u00a0Seattle Sounders FC 2<\/a>\u00a0in a 4\u20132 victory over\u00a0Sacramento Republic FC<\/a>.\u00a0He made his\u00a0MLS<\/a>\u00a0debut a week later in a 0\u20130 draw away to\u00a0FC Dallas<\/a>.\u00a0Mansaray was selected to the\u00a0U.S. under-18<\/a>\u00a0national team in August 2014. He played two games in the friendly tournament hosted by the Czech Republic, against Hungary and\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>.\u00a0Before choosing to play for the United States, Mansaray opted to forgo opportunities with Sierra Leone, as well as Jamaica.In December 2014, Mansaray received his third and fourth caps in two games against the\u00a0Germany under-18<\/a>\u00a0national team.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Antonio Rudiger (VFB Stuttgart, Germany)”]<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Centre back<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 03\/03\/1993<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.90m<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> Germany U18,U19,U20<\/p>\n Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/strong>\u00a0 is a German\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0centre back<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0VfB Stuttgart<\/a>\u00a0in theBundesliga<\/a>.\u00a0R\u00fcdiger was also a member of the several German national youth football teams. He currently represents the\u00a0Germany U21<\/a>\u00a0team. He made his debut for the\u00a0German national senior team<\/a>\u00a0on 13 May 2014 in a 0-0 draw against\u00a0Poland<\/a>.<\/p>\n When R\u00fcdiger made his competitive debut for Germany on 11 October 2014 in the\u00a0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D<\/a>against Poland, his eligibility to play for Sierra Leone expired, under FIFA regulations.\u00a0R\u00fcdiger’s father, Matthias R\u00fcdiger, is an ethnic German, while his mother Lily is originally from\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Issa Kallon (Utrecht, Netherlands)”]<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Striker<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 03\/01\/1996<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Netherlands<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 19<\/p>\n Highlights: Netherlands U15,U16,U17,U18,U19<\/p>\n Issa Kallon<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0is a\u00a0Dutch\u00a0professional\u00a0footballer\u00a0who plays\u00a0as a\u00a0striker\u00a0\u00a0for\u00a0FC Utrecht<\/a>\u00a0in the Dutch\u00a0Eredivisie<\/a>.\u00a0He signed\u00a0in\u00a0September 2014\u00a0a four-year\u00a0contract with FC\u00a0Utrecht,\u00a0which he debuted a\u00a0month\u00a0before in\u00a0professional football.\u00a0His\u00a0parents are from\u00a0Sierra Leone and\u00a0his\u00a0uncle is\u00a0footballer\u00a0Mohamed Kallon.\u00a0Kallon\u00a0played for\u00a0several\u00a0Dutch\u00a0youth selections.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah (Chelsea, England)”]<\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Midfielder\/Defender<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 12\/12\/1994<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 20<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.85m<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> England U16,U17,U19,U20,U21.\u00a0UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2010<\/a><\/p>\n England Men’s Youth Player of the Year<\/a>\u00a02013.\u00a0Football League Young Player of the Month: May 2013<\/p>\n Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah<\/strong>\u00a0is an English professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>. He can operate both as a\u00a0midfielder<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0defender<\/a>\u00a0and currently plays for\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>.\u00a0Born in\u00a0Freetown<\/a>,\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/a>, Chalobah came through the\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0academy, having been there since his pre-teens. During the 2010\u201311 season he featured for Chelsea reserves while still a schoolboy, winning the national championship with the side that season.\u00a0In 2011\u201312, Chalobah regularly captained both Chelsea’s reserve and youth sides, and led the 2012\u00a0FA Youth Cup<\/a>\u00a0winning side.\u00a0He signed a professional contract with Chelsea in January 2012 shortly after turning 17, lasting until summer 2014.<\/p>\n He was an unused substitute for the Chelsea first-team at the age of 15, in their League Cup clash against Newcastle\u00a0and traveled with them to the\u00a02012 UEFA Champions League final<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Munich<\/a>, which Chelsea won. On 30 August 2013, Chalobah signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, stating that he wishes to stay at Chelsea for his entire career.\u00a0He made his\u00a0England under-16<\/a>\u00a0debut at the age of 13 in October 2008, and his\u00a0England under-17<\/a>\u00a0debut aged 14 in July 2009. He won the\u00a02010 European Championship<\/a>\u00a0and later captaining the side at the age of 15. Chalobah made his\u00a0England under-19<\/a>\u00a0debut in September 2011\u00a0and went on to captain them until the 8th of November 2012 when he was called up to the\u00a0England under-21<\/a>\u00a0squad for a match against Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n Chalobah made his England Under-21 debut on 13 November 2012, replacing\u00a0Jordan Henderson<\/a>\u00a0in the 76th minute.\u00a0Chalobah is also eligible for\u00a0<\/strong>Sierra Leone<\/a><\/b>.<\/strong>\u00a0Chalobah is well known for his versatility, work-rate, and fitness levels, both in defending and attacking sense. He is described as, “Tall, athletic and can operate in either midfield or defence, being notably quick in the tackle.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Charles Kai Banya (Crawley Town, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 18\/09\/1993<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Lambeth, England<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.70m<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Fulham<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> Fulham 2006-2012<\/p>\n Charles Kai Banya<\/strong>\u00a0is an English professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays for\u00a0Crawley Town<\/a>\u00a0as a\u00a0midfielder<\/a>.\u00a0Banya was born in the\u00a0London Borough of Lambeth<\/a>\u00a0to parents who hail from\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/a>, and was brought up in\u00a0Tulse Hill<\/a>,\u00a0South London<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Samuel Bangura (Marlow FC, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 23\/01\/1995<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Freetown,Sierra Leone<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 20<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.75m<\/p>\n Weight: <\/strong>73kg<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Chelsea 2007-2014<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> 2011 Milk Cup Junior Section, Full Sierra Leone International May 2013<\/p>\n Samuel Bangura\u00a0<\/strong>is a defender who formerly played in the Chelsea Academy currently playing for Marlow FC, in the Southern Football League.Samuel joined Chelsea’s academy at Under-13 level.A versatile defender mostly capable at full-back, Sam made his debut for the Under-18 team during the 2010-11 season, making four appearances. His first season as a scholar had something of a false start however as he struggled with injuries in late 2011, but he was able to put together a run of appearances towards the end of the campaign at both right and left back positions.Unfortunately, injuries again curtailed his progress in 2012-13 and without the requisite playing time available in order to develop sufficiently, he was released at the end of his scholarship in June 2013.\u00a0Samuel had no international representation during his Chelsea career, but in May 2013 was called up into the Sierra Leone national squad for the first time, without ever having earned junior caps for the country, and was subsequently given full senior international honours.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Alieu Lilly Sesay (Anziolavinio, Italy)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 24\/10\/1993<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Freetown, Sierra Leone<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 21<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.75m<\/p>\n Weight:<\/strong> 67kg<\/p>\n Alieu Lilly Sesay is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer playing as a striker for Anziolavinio in the Italian Serie D.\u00a0Sesay is currently on loan to Seria D Anziolavinio FC having helped Lupa Roma to win the Eccellenza Lazio B division play-off title to gain promotion.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Aboubakar Kamara (Monaco, France)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 07\/03\/1995<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 20<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> France<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.77m<\/p>\n Weight:<\/strong> 76kg<\/p>\n Abubakar Kamara is a French professional footballer playing as a striker for AS Monaco. He made a big splash with the reserve team of AS Monaco.\u00a0With 15 goals in 19 appearances in the reserves lst season, Abubakar Kamara (20 years) is the top scorer of the reserve of AS Monaco.\u00a0Performances that earned him playing time in Ligue 1 under the command of Leonardo Jardim against Lyon and Reims.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Cole Desmond Kpekawa (QPR, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 20\/05\/1996<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Blackpool, England<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 20<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/strong> QPR 2004-2014<\/p>\n Cole Desmond Kpekawa<\/strong>\u00a0is an English professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0defender<\/a>for\u00a0Queens Park Rangers<\/a>.\u00a0Having joined\u00a0Queens Park Rangers<\/a>\u00a0academy in 2005 he worked his way through the ranks then signed a 2 year scholarship at 16 and Kpekawa featured in the Under-18 and Under-21 level.\u00a0In April 2014, Kpekawa signed his first professional contract on a one-year contract.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Alie Sesay (Leicester City, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 25\/07\/1993<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Enfield, England<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 22<\/p>\n Previous clubs:<\/strong> Arsenal<\/p>\n Alie Sesay<\/strong>\u00a0is an English-born Sierra Leonean professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays for\u00a0Leicester City<\/a>, as a\u00a0right back<\/a>.On 15 March 2013, he signed a professional contract with\u00a0Leicester City<\/a>.\u00a0Sesay was called up by\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/a>\u00a0for the first time in October 2014.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai (Crystal Palace, England)”]<\/p>\n DOB:<\/strong> 26\/08\/1995<\/p>\n Place of Birth:<\/strong> Southwark, England<\/p>\n Age:<\/strong> 19<\/p>\n Height:<\/strong> 1.82m<\/p>\n Highlights:\u00a0Kaikai won both the Vice-President’s Young Player or the Year Award, and the Development Player of the Year Award for Crystal Palace on 13 May 2015<\/p>\n Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai<\/strong>\u00a0is an English\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0winger<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Crystal Palace<\/a>.\u00a0Kaikai started his career at\u00a0Crystal Palace<\/a>\u00a0when he was fifteen\u00a0and having progressed his way through the youth teams to the academy side, Kaikai signed his first professional contract with the club.\u00a0In May 2013, Kaikai’s goal against\u00a0Liverpool<\/a>\u00a0the previous August earned a nomination for the League Football Education Goal of the Season award.\u00a0It was declared the Goal of the Season.\u00a0In the 2014-15 season, Kaikai made his Crystal Palace debut in the\u00a0third round of the League Cup<\/a>\u00a0and scored his first goal, Following his return from a loan spell at Cambridge United, Kaikai won both the Vice-President’s Young Player or the Year Award, and the Development Player of the Year Award for Crystal Palace on 13 May 2015.Kaikai was born in the\u00a0London Borough of Southwark<\/a>\u00a0to parents hailing from\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item] [\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http:\/\/www.sierraleonefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/logofinaplayer23.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_cta admin_label=”Call To Action” title=”Vote for the Young Player of the Year 2016″ button_url=”http:\/\/poll.fm\/5qzyr” url_new_window=”off” button_text=”Vote here” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#0072c6″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” custom_button=”off” button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_use_icon=”default” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″]<\/p>\n Voting is open till 31st March\u00a02017. 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