Aguibou Camara (born 20 May 2001) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Guinea national team.
 Camara with Guinea in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Matam, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Eléphant Coléah | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Lille II | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Lille | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Olympiacos | 32 | (5) |
| 2023 | Olympiacos B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Atromitos (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2024– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Guinea U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Guinea U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022– | Guinea U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019– | Guinea | 31 | (6) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 29 March 2019, Camara signed his first professional contract with Lille in France, with the deal lasting for five years.[1] He made his professional debut in a Coupe de France match against Dijon on 10 February 2021, and scored in the 15th minute of the game.[2]
On 13 July 2021, he joined Olympiacos. The 20-year-old joined the Greek giants from Lille in the summer, having only played once for the reigning Ligue 1 champions.[3] The Guinea international has quickly forced himself into Pedro Martins' plans. On 6 August 2021, he scored his first goal with the club against Ludogorets Razgrad, as a late substitute, helping Olympiacos to avoid overall defeat at Karaiskaki Stadium in the first match of the third qualifying round of 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.[4]
On 17 October 2021, he opened the score in a 2–1 away win against PAS Giannina[5] and a week later he opened the score in a 2−1 home derby game against rivals PAOK, being the main protagonist of the match.[6] On 21 November, he opened the scoring in a triumphant 3−2 away win against rivals AEK.[7] On 6 February 2022, he opened the score in a 3–0 away win against Ionikos.[8]
In July 2024, Camara signed a contract with Bulgarian team Ludogorets Razgrad.[9]
International career
editA youth international for Guinea, Camara represented the Guinea U20s for the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[citation needed] He made his senior debut for Guinea in a 1–0 friendly loss to the Comoros on 12 October 2019.[10] On 21 December 2021, he was called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Guinean under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Morocco,[11] where the Syli finished in fourth place.[12][13] A year later, his club, Olympiacos, denied him permission to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 December 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Olympiacos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12[b] | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 6 | ||
| Atromitos (Ioan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 78 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey |  Niger |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 September 2023 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi |  Malawi |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 17 November 2023 | Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 8 January 2024 | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Nigeria |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 19 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |  Gambia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 6 June 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Algeria |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editOlympiacos
Individual
References
edit- ^ Publication, Directeur de (29 March 2019). "Lille : Aguibou camara signe pour 5 ans".
- ^ "Dijon - Lille OSC". SofaScore. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Ο Καμαρά στον Ολυμπιακό μέχρι το 2025". Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Olympiacos ties in the nick of time during Champions League qualifiers". 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Το γκολ του Αγκιμπού Καμαρά για το 0-1" (in Greek). 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός – ΠΑΟΚ 2-1 – Nίκη κορυφής για τους ερυθρόλευκους" (in Greek). 24 October 2021.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - Ολυμπιακός 2-3" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Ιωνικός - Ολυμπιακός 0-3: Τίποτα δεν τον σταματά, πέρασε και από τη Νίκαια" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Агибу Камара е първият гвинеец в Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Guinea vs. Comoros Islands - Football Match Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "La liste des 23 joueurs retenus pour la CAN U-23 2023". Guinean Football Federation (in French). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Mali's U23 team ends 20-year wait, qualifies for Paris Olympics | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "CAN 2023 : le Mali se qualifie aux JO 2024". Sport News Africa (in French). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "BLOQUÉ PAR L'OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA NE PARTICIPERA PAS AUX JO PARIS 2024" [BLOCKED BY OLYMPIACOS FC, AGUIBOU CAMARA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES] (in French). Guinean Football Federation. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Aguibou Camara". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "IFFHS". iffhs.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
edit- Aguibou Camara at Soccerway
- Aguibou Camara at National-Football-Teams.com