Abdoul Camara
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoul Razzagui Camara | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Mamou, Guinea | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | OS Fives | ||
2004–2008 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Rennes | 27 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Vannes (loan) | 37 | (4) |
2011–2013 | Sochaux | 21 | (1) |
2013– | → PAOK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | France U-17 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2008 | France U-18 | 3 | (0) |
2011 | France U-21 | 1 | (1) |
2012– | Guinea | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2010 |
Abdoul Razzagui Camara (born 20 February 1990 in Mamou) is a Guinean international footballer who currently plays for Greek club FC PAOK in Superleague Greece. He can play as a striker, but is also often utilized as a left-sided winger.
Football career
Early career
Camara was born in Guinea, but eventually moved to France at a young age joining local club OS Fives, located in the commune Fives, a suburb in the city of Lille. In June 2004, he joined the prestigious youth academy of Stade Rennais. While playing in the youth system, Camara was a part of a slew of youth talent. Among his teammates were Yann M'Vila, Yacine Brahimi, captain Samuel Souprayen, Maxime Le Marchand, and Damien Le Tallec. The team effectively lived up to their reputation winning the under-18 championship for the 2006–07 season and the Coupe Gambardella in 2008. On 15 August 2007, Camara, alongside M'Vila and Le Tallec, signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.[1] His play during the 2007–08 season was limited playing mainly with the club's Championnat de France amateur team and the under-18 squad. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team for the 2008–09 season. However, he wasn't assigned a number, and again, played on the club's CFA team appearing in 30 matches scoring 4 goals helping the side finish 1st among professional clubs in their group, thus qualifying for the playoffs, where they lost to Lyon in the semi-finals.[2] He made his professional debut for Rennes on the final matchday of the 2008–09 season appearing as a substitute in the club's 0–4 defeat to Marseille.[3]
Vannes
On 3 August 2009, Rennes agreed to send the player on loan to Ligue 2 club Vannes OC for the entire season.[4] Camara was given the first-team number 9 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening league match against Metz appearing as a substitute. Vannes won the match 3–0.[5]
International career
Though born in Guinea, Camara is a naturalized citizen of France having served five years of residency in the country. He has played for the under-17 and under-18 teams. He was a part of the under-17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On 24 January 2012 Camara made his senior international debut for the Guinea national team at the 2012 African Cup of Nations, coming on as a substitute for Alhassane Bangoura in the 1-0 loss against Mali.
Honours
Club
- Coupe Gambardella: 2008
References
External links
- Stade Rennais FC Profile
- Abdoul Camara – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Camara in Guinea squad
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1990 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- French people of Guinean descent
- People from Mamou
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Guinean expatriates in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Vannes OC players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- People with acquired French citizenship
- France youth international footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players