Bakari Camara (born 4 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championnat National club Nancy. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aulnay-sous-Bois, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nancy | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Montagnarde | ||
| 2016–2020 | Drancy | 88 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Versailles | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bobigny | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Paris 13 Atletico | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Villefranche | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Nancy | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Mauritania | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:47, 3 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCamara was a semi-professional footballer and unemployed to start his senior career, and was instead studying his BAFA – an animation certificate, before spending a season with Montagnarde in the Division d'Honneur. His strong performances earned him a move to Drancy, where he stayed 4 seasons.[1] He followed that up with seasons at Versailles and Bobigny. He moved to the Championnat National side Paris 13 Atletico in the summer of 2022.[2]
On 5 September 2023, Camara moved to Villefranche.[3]
International career
editBorn in France, Camara holds Mauritanian nationality. He first expressed an interest in playing for the Mauritania national team in April 2017.[4] He was called up to Mauritania for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the DR Congo in March 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Detout, Arnaud (7 January 2017). "Camara : la drôle d'aventure du petit gars de la cité". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Ghalaza-Boudra, Youcef (3 December 2022). "Nancy : plus de peur que de mal pour El Aynaoui ?". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "BAKARI CAMARA DERNIÈRE RECRUE CALADOISE DE L'ÉTÉ !" (in French). FC Villefranche Beaujolais. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ https://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=697075
- ^ Déguénon, Romaric (20 September 2022). "Journée FIFA: la liste de la Mauritanie face au Bénin et au Congo". Benin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
edit- Bakari Camara at Soccerway