Ibrahima Camara (footballer, born 1985)

Ibrahima Camara

Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Sory Camara
Date of birth	(1985-01-01) January 1, 1985
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Defender
Youth career
2003–2004	Parma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Parma	12	(0)
2006–2007	→ Le Mans (loan)	19	(0)
2007–2010	Le Mans	58	(0)
2010	→ FC Nantes (loan)	13	(0)
2010–2011	AS Eupen	9	(0)
2012	CODM Meknès	3	(1)
2013	Porcelana Cazengo
2013–2015	Kaloum Star
2016	Zemun	5	(0)
2016–2017	Kaloum Star
2018	GFA	0	(0)
2019	Kaloum Star
2020	Thawi Watthana Samut Sakhon United	0	(0)
International career‡
2005–2011	Guinea	41	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2019

Ibrahima Sory Camara (born January 1, 1985, in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a naturalized Guinean international football midfielder.

Biography

Camara grew up in Freetown and moved to Guinea during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Club career

In 04/05 season, he was promoted to Parma F.C.'s first team, made 9 Serie A appearances and 7 UEFA Cup appearances, which Parma finished as losing Semi-finalists to champion CSKA Moscow.

In summer 2006, he was loaned to Le Mans Union Club 72, and turned to permanent move in summer 2007. On 1 February 2010 Le Mans 25-year-old defender played on loan for FC Nantes until the end of the season. In July 2010 he accepted an offer from Celtic F.C. to go on trial for a week, but failed to impress the Scottish club. Instead, he joined the Belgian side K.A.S. Eupen.

By early 2015, he joined Serbian second level side FK Zemun. Ibrahima Sory Camara made five appearances in the 2015–16 Serbian First League.

International career

He was a member of the Guinea national team from 2005 to 2011, earning 40 caps.

Camara was the member of national team that finished top of the group stage, and lost in the quarter finals to Senegal in 2006 African Cup of Nations.

Honours

Kaloum Star

• Guinée Championnat National: 2013–14