BIOGRAPHY
Ola Kamara was born October 15, 1989, in Oslo, Norway. He is a forward in Major League Soccer.
After two successful seasons with Columbus, in January 2018 Kamara was traded to LA Galaxy in exchange for Gyasi Zardes and $400,000 in targeted allocation money. LA sent an additional $100,000 in TAM to the Crew after Kamara passed the 12-goal mark last season. After the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the Galaxy, Kamara wanted to pursue other options elsewhere. LA Galaxy General Manager Dennis te Kloese in a club statement. “Ola wanted to pursue opportunities elsewhere, and we worked to complete a move that will give us options to strengthen our roster moving forward. We thank Ola for what he has contributed to this club and wish him the best in his future.” Shenzhen paid the Galaxy a $3.5 million transfer fee for Kamara, who signed a three-year contract with the club that would pay him $3 million net per year. The Athletic’s Kristian Dyer was first to report that the deal was finalized and the amount of the transfer fee. He appeared the first time for DC United after being subbed on for Wayne Rooney in the 74th minute of the Vancouver Whitecaps game on August 17, 2019. In his first start for DC, Kamara scored his first DC goal in the 55th minute against the New York Red Bulls on August 21, 2019. In only his third start for DC United, he scored two goals against the Montreal Impact on August 31, 2019. The game ended as a 3–0 DC win. During the 2019 season, Kamara suffered a hamstring injury. He then returned from injury coming on in the 69th minute in a crucial game against FC Cincinnati on October 6, 2019. The crucial game ended 0–0, crushing United's hopes of hosting a round one MLS playoff game.
Kamara started his 2022 season with a goal in D.C.'s 3–0 win against new-comers Charlotte FC on February 26.
