Bruce Kamau
.jpg) Kamau in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce Kamau | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| 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 | 30 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Melbourne City | 42 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 64 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | OFI Crete | 22 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Perth Glory | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Australia U23 | 5 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2018 | |||
Bruce Kamau (born 28 March 1995) is a professional soccer player who most recently played as a winger for Perth Glory in the A-League. Born in Kenya, he has represented Australia at youth level.
Early life
[edit]Born in Kenya, Kamau moved to Australia at age 4. He attended Rostrevor College.[4]
Career
[edit]Adelaide United
[edit]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.[5] Adelaide won the match 1–0 in regulation time.[6] He subsequently made his A-League debut in a match against Brisbane Roar in Round one of the 2014–15 A-League season.[7]
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
[edit]At the end of the season, after winning the Premiership and Championship with Adelaide United, Kamau joined Melbourne City.[8][9][10] Kamau made his unofficial City debut in a 4–0 pre-season victory over NPL Victoria side Melbourne Knights FC.[11]
Western Sydney Wanderers
[edit]On 3 May 2018, Kamau was released by Melbourne City and joined Western Sydney Wanderers.[12] The club announced a squad update on 16 October 2020 where Kamau was omitted suggesting his departure from the club,[13] but a month later announced that Kamau had re-signed.[14] At the end of his contract, Kamau left the club to take up an opportunity overseas.[15]
OFI Crete
[edit]In July 2021, Kamau joined Greek Super League club OFI Crete on a three-year contract.[16][17]
Loan to Melbourne Victory
[edit]In February 2023, Kamau was loaned to A-League Men club Melbourne Victory until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[18]
Perth Glory
[edit]In August 2023, Perth Glory announced the signing of Kamau ahead of the 2023–24 A-League Men season.[19]
International career
[edit]Kamau was named for the Kenya national team provisional squad for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2024.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 16 July 2023[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2014–15 | A-League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | A-League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2016–17 | A-League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | A-League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 42 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | A-League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | A-League | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| Total | 64 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11 | ||
| OFI | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne Victory (loan) | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 166 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 19 | ||
International
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 July 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 11 January 2018 | Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China |  Syria |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship |
Honours
[edit]Adelaide United
Melbourne City
- FFA Cup: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ "Upcoming Red: Meet Bruce Dual citizenship Kamau". Adelaide United. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Jucius, Tim (10 March 2016). "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. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. 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". 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.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (3 May 2018). "City release five as rebuild for next season begins". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Wanderers squad update". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers re-sign Kamau". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Kamau departs for overseas opportunity". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (7 July 2021). "A-League championship winner Bruce Kamau joins Greek Super League club". news.com.au.
- ^ "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Καμάου" [OFI Announced Kamau]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Bruce Kamau". Melbourne Victory. 1 February 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (4 September 2023). "Glory snap up exciting attacking midfielder Kamau". Perth Glory. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Firat Names 25-Man Squad for June World Cup Qualifiers". Football Kenya Federation. 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Australia – B. Kamau". Soccerway.
External links
[edit]Bruce Kamau at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nairobi
- Men's association football midfielders
- Australian men's soccer players
- Sportspeople of Kenyan descent
- Australia men's youth international soccer players
- Kenyan men's footballers
- Kenyan emigrants to Australia
- Naturalised soccer players of Australia
- People educated at Rostrevor College
- Kenyan expatriate men's footballers
- Adelaide United FC players
- Melbourne City FC players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- Melbourne Victory FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- A-League Men players
- Super League Greece players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Kenyan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen