Ibrahima Camara (footballer, born 1985)

Ibrahima Camara
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Sory Camara
Date of birth (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Defender
Youth career
2003–2004 Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Parma 12 (0)
2006–2007Le Mans (loan) 19 (0)
2007–2010 Le Mans 58 (0)
2010FC Nantes (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2011 AS Eupen 9 (0)
2012 CODM Meknès[1] 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

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

Club career

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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.[2] Ibrahima Sory Camara made five appearances in the 2015–16 Serbian First League.[3]

International career

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He was a member of the Guinea national team from 2005 to 2011, earning 40 caps.[4]

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

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Kaloum Star

References

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  1. ^ CODM Meknes
  2. ^ Ibrahima Sory Camara at Soccerway
  3. ^ Ibrahima Sory Camara at Serbian First League official website
  4. ^ a b Ibrahima Camara at National-Football-Teams.com