Glen Kamara

Finland

Kamara was born in Tampere, Finland, to refugee parents from Sierra Leone. He was raised in Soukka, in the city of Espoo, from the age of two until the age of 12, when he moved to London, England, with his mother and sister. In Espoo, Kamara had played football in the youth sectors of Olarin Tarmo –77 in Olari, and in Espoon Palloseura (EPS) in Espoonlahti.

England

Kamara continued his career in England for Sunday side Westway of Ladbroke Grove, before moving to the Southend United youth system and then on to Arsenal in 2012.

Arsenal

At first Kamara joined up with the club's academy. He went on to be an unused substitute for Arsenal's UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray in December 2014. Kamara made his only appearance for Arsenal a day before his 20th birthday on 27 October 2015, up against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL League Cup fourth round in an eventual 3–0 away loss; he started the match and was substituted for Krystian Bielik after an hour. On 22 January 2016, Kamara returned to Southend in League One, on loan for the rest of the season. He played six matches, all but one as a starter. On deadline day of the summer transfer window, 31 August 2016, Kamara joined Colchester United in League Two on loan until January 2017. He played six times, starting just once in the league.

Dundee

On 13 July 2017, Kamara signed a two-year deal with Dundee. He made his debut for the club in a Scottish League Cup game away to Raith Rovers where he put in a man of the match performance.

Rangers

On 5 January 2019, Kamara signed a pre-contract with Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year deal. On 31 January, this deal was brought forward when the two clubs agreed to a £50,000 transfer. He scored his first goal in senior club football on 27 February 2019, opening a 4–0 home win over his former club Dundee. On 18 March 2021, Kamara accused Slavia Prague player Ondřej Kúdela of racist verbal abuse during a Europa League knockout match. Kúdela denied the claims of racism and…

Kamara represented Finland at under-19 and under-21 level. He was an unused substitute for the senior side in a friendly against Estonia in June 2015. On 9 November 2017, he made his debut in a 3–0 victory over the same country in a friendly match. He scored his first international goal to conclude a 2–0 home win over Greece in the UEFA Nations League on 15 October 2018. Kamara was called up for Finland's first major tournament, the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 in June 2021. He played in all 10 games in Finland's UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, scoring once.

Club

As of match played 9 April 2026

International

As of match played 7 September 2025

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kamara goal.