# Kamil Conteh

Kamil Amadu Conteh (born 26 December 2002) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.

## Club career
### Watford

Conteh joined Watford in 2018, signing his first professional deal in July 2021. 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.
On 5 February 2022, Conteh joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan from Watford for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. 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. 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.

### Middlesbrough

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.
On 1 October 2022, Conteh signed for National League club Gateshead on loan until 2 January 2023. This loan was later extended until the end of the season having featured fifteen times, scoring twice. He featured for Gatehead in the 2023 FA Trophy final defeat at Wembley Stadium. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Conteh was voted as the Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year.

### Grimsby Town

On 3 July 2023, Conteh signed for Grimsby Town for an undisclosed fee.

### Bristol Rovers

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. 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. He made his debut the following day, impressing in a 3–1 victory over Oxford United.

## International career

On 17 March 2022, Conteh received a maiden call-up to the Sierra Leone squad for their friendlies against Togo, Liberia and Congo. A week later, Conteh received his first cap during their 3–0 defeat to Togo, playing the full 90 minutes.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | 2023–24 | League Two | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2023–24 | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2024–25 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bristol Rovers | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 93 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 5 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sierra Leone | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 0 |

## Honours

Gateshead
* FA Trophy runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
* Gateshead Supporters' Player of the Year: 2022–23