Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Conteh joined Watford in 2018,[4] signing his first professional deal in July 2021.[5] He went onto make his first-team debut in January 2022, featuring for 16 minutes during a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup.[6]
On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7] On that same day, he made his debut during a 0–0 draw with Eastbourne Borough, featuring for 87 minutes before being replaced by Michael Dome-Benwin.[8] Just two weeks later, Conteh scored his first goal for the club, giving the Essex-based side a 1–0 home victory over Hungerford Town in the 61st minute.[9]
In April 2022, with his contract coming to a close at Watford, Conteh spent time on trial with Championship side, Middlesbrough. Subsequently signing a contract with them in May 2022.[10]
On 1 October 2022, Conteh signed for National League club Gateshead on loan until 2 January 2023.[11] This loan was later extended until the end of the season having featured fifteen times, scoring twice.[12] He featured for Gatehead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat at Wembley Stadium.[13] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Conteh was voted as the Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year.[14]
On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee.[15]
On 26 January 2024, Conteh signed for League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee following the activation of his release clause.[16] Local press suggested that the fee paid was in the region of £300,000, despite conflicting earlier reports that a club-record fee had been agreed.[17] He made his debut the following day, impressing in a 3–1 victory over Oxford United.[18][19]
In March 2025, manager Iñigo Calderón confirmed that Conteh was unlikely to feature again for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[20] His last appearance for the club had come on 26 December 2024, where he suffered a minor knee injury before noticing unusual swelling in his foot, diagnosed as a bone infection.[21]
On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo.[22] A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes.[23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2021–22[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2021–22[24] | National League South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2022–23[24] | National League | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2023–24[27] | League Two | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2023–24[27] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024–25[28] | League One | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 121 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
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