CF Montréal bolsters offense with signing of Kei Kamara

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Kamara, 37, is the fifth all-time leading scorer in MLS history, with 130 goals and 47 assists through 359 regular-season matches.

Minnesota United forward Kei Kamara jumps over Houston Dynamo defender Victor Cabrera during the second half of an MLS match in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct. 18, 2020.
Minnesota United forward Kei Kamara jumps over Houston Dynamo defender Victor Cabrera during the second half of an MLS match in St. Paul, Minn., on Oct. 18, 2020. Photo by Leila Navidi /AP

Kei Kamara, one of Major League Soccer’s most dominant — and dangerous — forwards, renowned for terrorizing defences, was signed by CF Montréal on Friday through this season, with an option for 2023.

Kamara, 37, has spent 15 seasons in MLS and is the fifth all-time leading scorer in league history, with 130 goals and 47 assists through 359 regular-season matches. CFM becomes his ninth MLS team.

“In the absence of numerous attacking options, through either injury or illness… we had to take measures to strengthen our roster,” sporting director Olivier Renard said in a release. “Kei is a highly experienced player in MLS whose offensive abilities will help us both on the pitch and in the locker-room with our young group of players.”

Kamara, 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds, returns to MLS for the first time since 2020, when he played for both Colorado and Minnesota United. The native of Sierra Leone recently returned to Europe, playing for Finnish club HIFK last summer. I have scored five goals in 14 games, all as a starter.


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