Ismaël Camara

Ismaël Camara
Camara with Red Star in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Guinea[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nîmes
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2016 Angoulême
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Red Star 10 (1)
2020–2021 Gazélec Ajaccio 2 (0)
2021–2024 Épinal 64 (15)
2024– Nîmes 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

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

  1. ^ a b "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.