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Ahmadou Camara (born 1 August 2003) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmadou Ama Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Khor Fakkan | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Hafia FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fath US | ||
| 2020–2022 | Raja CA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Raja CA | 41 | (0) |
| 2024– | Khor Fakkan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Guinea U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Guinea U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024 | |||
Early life
editAhmadou Camara was born on 1 August 2003 in Conakry. After a period at Hafia FC, he left Guinea for Morocco in 2018 to enter a football scouting program. Once in the Kingdom, he joined Fath Union Sport's academy where he will play for a year before being spotted by the Raja Club Athletic in 2020.[1]
At the age of 17, he arrived at the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex and joined the U19 team. He quickly established himself as a starter and reached the U23 team under Bouchaib El Moubarki that was playing in the North West Group of the Amateurs 3 League, which is the fifth level of Moroccan football. For two successive seasons, the team was close to gain promotion but finished in second and third position respectively.[2][3]
Club career
editThanks to his performance and his consistency, Rachid Taoussi called up the young Guinean in June 2022 to join the first team's training. On 2 July 2022, he made his professional debut against Maghreb AS on the last leg of the Botola (0–0).[4][5]
On 18 March 2023, under Mondher Kebaier, he made his Champions League debut against Vipers SC in Tanzania (1–1), and played the quarter-finals against Al Ahly.[6][7]
On 14 April, he made his starting debut against Jeunesse Sportive Soualem in the league (0–0).[8][9] On June 9, the club announced the extension of Camara's contract for four additional seasons.[10]
On 27 September 2024, Ahmadou Camara moved to the Emirati club Khor Fakkan Club.[11]
International career
editIn 2022, he received his first call-up to the Guinean U20 squad and played three friendly games.
References
edit- ^ Sport, Firawa (2023-05-12). "Maroc : Ahmadou Camara, un espoir pour le Raja !". Firawa Sport (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Sofascore. "MAS de Fès vs Raja Club Athletic live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Congratulations on making your first-team debut, Ahmadou camara👏🏻". Twitter (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Sofascore. "Vipers SC vs Raja Club Athletic live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". sofascore.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Sofascore. "Raja Club Athletic vs Al Ahly SC live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". sofascore.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Raja Casablanca : Amadou Camara signe sa première titularisation". africafootunited.com (in French). 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ Sofascore. "Raja Club Athletic vs Jeunesse Sportive Soualem live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". sofascore.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ صلاح الكومري (9 June 2023). "الرجاء يمدد عقد لاعبه كامارا". Chaine de télévision (in Arabic).
- ^ "لاعب الرجاء أحمادو كمارا يصل إلى الإمارات لإتمام إجراءات انتقاله إلى نادي خورفاكان". www.elbotola.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
