Toros' Kamara Signs Professional Men’s Soccer Contract With MLS
2005 All-American to compete in MLS combine next week at Home Depot Center
January 6, 2006

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills sophomore All-American forward Kei Kamara (Lawndale, CA/Leuzinger HS) has signed a professional contract with Major League Soccer and will be a part of the MLS Generation adidas program, a partnership designed to identify and nurture the elite youth soccer talent in the United States as part of an agreement signed in November 2004 between the MLS and adidas.

“Playing professionally has been my dream and I’ve been working on it for so long,” Kamara said of starting his professional career. “I am thankful to the CSUDH coaches and to the players I’ve been able to play with. My two years have been a great experience and the soccer program is family to me, but the time has come. I am very excited.”

Kamara, who led the Toros with 15 goals, six assists, 36 points and nine game-winning goals this season, was named a Third-Team All-American after leading the Toros to the 2005 Far West Region Championship, a scintillating 2-1 overtime victory over then-No. 5 ranked Seattle Pacific, and an NCAA quarterfinal contest against undefeated and eventual NCAA DII Men’s Soccer Champion Fort Lewis College.

The Toros, who posted a 17-5-2 overall and 9-3-2 CCAA record, reached the NCAA playoffs for the sixth-consecutive season and seventh time overall.

In addition to his first All-American honor, Kamara has earned two First-Team All-West Region accolades, two First-Team All-CCAA nods and a 2004 CCAA MVP selection in his two seasons as a Toro.

“As a program and for myself, we’re extremely happy for Kei to move onto the next level,” says CSUDH men’s soccer head coach Joe Flanagan. “We obviously would’ve loved to keep Kei around as part of the program, but for him to move on says a lot about him as a player and a lot about our program. We do lose a great player but having someone move to that level will be good for our program in the long run. We wish him the best of luck.”

Kamara will take part in the MLS combine from January 12-15, 2006, at the Home Depot Center on the campus of Cal State Dominguez Hills.