Ismaël Camara

Ismaël Camara
	Camara with Red Star in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	11 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Guinea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nîmes
Number	15
Youth career
2011–2016	Angoulême
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Red Star
2020–2021	Gazélec Ajaccio
2021–2024	Épinal
2024–	Nîmes
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Ismaël Camara (born 11 November 2000) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Nîmes.

Career

Camara came through the youth ranks of Angoulême, securing a move to Red Star in 2017.^[2]^[3] He made his first team debut for the club as a stoppage time substitute in the Championnat National game against Cholet on 11 August 2017.^[4] He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 April 2019, in the Ligue 2 game against Metz.^[5]

In October 2019, Camara was hospitalised after contracting Malaria whilst with the Guinea under-23 squad. He was initially put into an induced coma, but was released from hospital later the same month. His team-mates paid homage to him before their match against Avranches on 4 October, and dedicated the win to him.^[6]^[7]

Personal life

Camara was born in Guinea, and moved to France at the age of 9.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Saint-Ouen : l'étoile montante du Red Star coachée par deux Polytechniciens". 8 December 2017.
^ "Foot: Un Charentais de 16 ans Découvre le National 1 avec le Red Star" (in French). Charente Libre. 15 August 2017.
^ "Ismaël Camara – Red Star – Transfert" (in French). Angoulême CFC. 1 July 2018.
^ "Cholet vs Red Star 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Red Star vs Metz 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Red Star : Ismaël Camara va Beaucoup Mieux" (in French). actufoot.com. 11 October 2019.
^ "Red Star : Ismaël Camara est sorti de l'hôpital" (in French). Le Parisien. 10 October 2019.

External links

Ismaël Camara at Soccerway

[earlylife-1] "Saint-Ouen : l'étoile montante du Red Star coachée par deux Polytechniciens". 8 December 2017.

[2] "Foot: Un Charentais de 16 ans Découvre le National 1 avec le Red Star" (in French). Charente Libre. 15 August 2017.

[3] "Ismaël Camara – Red Star – Transfert" (in French). Angoulême CFC. 1 July 2018.

[4] "Cholet vs Red Star 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[5] "Red Star vs Metz 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2020.

[6] "Red Star : Ismaël Camara va Beaucoup Mieux" (in French). actufoot.com. 11 October 2019.

[7] "Red Star : Ismaël Camara est sorti de l'hôpital" (in French). Le Parisien. 10 October 2019.

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