Suleiman Camara Sanneh (born 7 December 2001) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Racing de Santander. Born in Spain, he plays for the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suleiman Camara Sanneh | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Celoni, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabadell | |||
| 2018–2020 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Girona B | 46 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Girona | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Ibiza | 73 | (6) |
| 2024– | Racing Santander | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 Sept 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Catalonia, Camara joined Girona FC's youth setup from CE Sabadell FC in 2018.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in the Tercera División for the 2020–21 season, and made his senior debut on 18 October 2020 by playing the last ten minutes of a 3–0 away win over UE Figueres.[2]
Camara scored his first senior goal on 25 October 2020, netting the third of a 3–0 home win over UE Vilassar de Mar. He made his first-team debut on 2 December of the following year, replacing Pol Lozano in a 5–1 away routing of Calvo Sotelo Puertollano CF in the season's Copa del Rey.[3]
Camara made his professional debut on 14 December 2021, replacing fellow youth graduate Ricard Artero in a 1–0 away success over SD Huesca, also in the national cup.[4] On 1 July of the following year, he signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side UD Ibiza.[5]
After impressing during the pre-season,[6] Camara made his second division debut on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 home loss against Granada CF.[7] He scored his first professional goal fourteen days later, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés, and ended the campaign with one further goal in 37 league appearances as the club suffered relegation.
On 8 August 2024, Camara signed a four-year deal with Racing de Santander in division two.[8]
International career
editBorn in Spain, Camara is of Gambian descent. He was called up to the Gambia national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in October 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ "FC Girona B" (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Goleada en el triunfo del Girona B frente al Figueres: 0–3" [Routing in the triumph of Girona B against Figueres: 0–3] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "El 'baby Girona' se gana otra ronda de Copa del Rey" [The 'baby Girona' get another round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Calavera endulza el regreso de Míchel" [Calavera sweetens Míchel's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Suleiman Camara nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" [Official announcement | Suleiman Camara new player of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Suli, sensación del Ibiza en pretemporada" [Suli, sensation of Ibiza in the pre-season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "El Granada empieza con buen pie en Ibiza su retorno a Primera" [Granada start in a goot foot in Ibiza their return to Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Suleiman Camara, séptimo refuerzo del Racing 2024/25" [Suleiman Camara, seventh addition of Racing 2024/25] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Suleiman Camara, convocado por la Selección de Gambia para jugar dos partidos ante Madagascar". www.realracingclub.es.
External links
edit- Suleiman Camara at BDFutbol
- Suleiman Camara at Soccerway