2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Mohammed Kamara
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Monrovia, Liberia
- High School:
- Liberia Islamic Unity Foundation High
2018 – Appeared in 14 games in his debut season in Westwood, making 11 starts … Recorded five goals and one assist for 11 points … Co-led the team in goals, was second in points … Two of his scores were game-winners, co-leading the team … Named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team … Placed at No. 93 in TopDrawerSoccer’s Midseason Top-100 Player Rankings … Had a blistering start to the year, recording four goals in his first four games … His debut goal, in a 4-0 win at Coastal Carolina on Opening Day, was ranked No. 2 on that night’s SportsCenter … Recorded a brace in UCLA’s home opener against San Diego … Found the back of the net in the Bruins’ 1-0 win at Maryland on Sept. 8, helping UCLA knock off the eventual national champion … Scored and recorded his lone assist of the year in a 4-1 defeat of LMU on Oct. 20 … Was sixth in the Pac-12 in goals per game (.36) … Took 44 shots on the year, just two off the team lead.
Tyler Junior College (2016-17) – Led Tyler Junior College to back-to-back NJCAA Championships in his two seasons on campus ... For his two-year junior college career, tallied 70 goals, 10 assists, 150 points, and 20 game-winning goals in 44 games (37 starts).
2017: Named the NJCAA National Player of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA) and a First-Team NJCAA All-American ... Started 22 games as a sophomore, potting a school-record and NJCAA-leading 48 goals, including a nation-best 14 game-winning goals ... Also led the NJCAA in points (99) and shots (110) ... Scored at least one goal in every game he appeared in ... Scored multiple goals in 16 of 22 appearances, including eight hat tricks and a pair of four-goal outings ... Scored 23 goals in an 11-game span from Oct. 10 to Nov. 4, a span which included eight consecutive multi-goal matches ... Scored the second of two goals for Tyler in a 2-0 National Championship win over Schoolcraft College ... Named NJCAA Tournament MVP for the second straight year.
2016: Had 22 goals and seven assists for 51 points in 22 games (15 starts) ... Had six game-winning goals, second most in the country ... Had six multi-goal games ... Recorded a goal on his first collegiate shot, at Coastal Bend College on Sept. 9, 2016 ... Notched his first career four-goal game on Oct. 15 at Paris Junior College ... Had the game-winning goal in three straight from Oct. 15-22, 2016 ... Once again named the NJCAA Tournament MVP ... Scored the second of two goals in a 2-0 win for Tyler over Monroe College in the National Championship game.
Personal– Full Name: Mohammed Kamara ... Born in Monrovia, Liberia ... Parents are Mohammed Kamara and Ma-Bendu Kamara ... Plans on majoring in business administration ... Aspires to earn a degree and become a professional soccer player ... Chose UCLA because of its history and top-level athletics and academics ... Cites winning back to back NJCAA titles as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo ... In his free time, likes to play basketball, go to the movies, relax at the beach, and study ... Would like people to know he is a good point guard.
