Bruce Kamau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce Kamau | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kenya[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| N.A.B. | |||
| Campbelltown City | |||
| Adelaide City | |||
| 2013–2015 | Adelaide United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Adelaide Olympic | 44 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Adelaide United | 29 | (3) |
| 2016– | Melbourne City | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2016. | |||
Bruce Kamau is a Kenyan-Australian footballer who plays as a winger for Melbourne City in the A-League.[4]
Early life
Born in Kenya, Kamau moved to Australia aged 4.[5]
Playing career
Adelaide United
He made his senior professional debut for Adelaide United in the 2014 FFA Cup in a match against Wellington Phoenix at the Marden Sports Complex on 5 August 2014.[6] Adelaide won the match 1–0 in regulation time.[7] He subsequently made his A-League debut in a match against Brisbane Roar in Round one of the 2014–15 A-League season.[8]
Kamau scored his first A-League goal for Adelaide in a 1–0 win away to Melbourne Victory on 19 February, 2016, in the 90th minute of the match in Round 20 of the 2015–16 season. Kamau started in the 2016 A-League Grand Final, scoring the first goal of the game.
Melbourne City
At the end of the season, after winning the Premiership and Championship with Adelaide United, Kamau joined Melbourne City.[9][10][11] Kamau made his unofficial City debut in a 4-0 pre-season victory over NPL Victoria side Melbourne Knights FC.[12]
Honours
with Adelaide United
References
- ↑ "Upcoming Red: Meet Bruce Kamau". Adelaide United. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Greenwood, Rob. "Kenyan brothers Bruce and Ian Kamau find football success in Australia". The Advertiser. News Corporation. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bruce Kamau". Adelaide United. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/bruce-kamau/
- ↑ Jucius, Tim. "The journey starts now for Bruce Kamau". Indaily.com. InDaily. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Trombetta, Adam (10 September 2014). "Upcoming Red – Meet Bruce Kamau". Adelaide United FC. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ Bennett, Josh (5 August 2014). "Valkanis praises young Reds after Cup win". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Teenage prodigy Kamau commits to Adelaide". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Reds face rebuild as Kamau and Goodwin confirm departures". SBS. 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Davutovic, David (4 May 2016). "Melbourne City to sign Adelaide United's A-League Grand Final goalscorer Bruce Kamau". The Herald Sun.
- ↑ "City confirm Kamau signing". Football Federation Australia. 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Fornaroli stars in pre-season win over Melbourne Knights". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
Bruce Kamau profile at Soccerway