Kémoko Camara

Kémoko Camara

Camara with Guinea in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-04-05) 5 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1999	AS Kaloum
1999–2003	Zuid-West-Vlaanderen	34	(0)
2003–2004	Bnei Sakhnin	16	(0)
2004–2005	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	27	(1)
2005–2006	Hafia FC
2006–2007	AmaZulu	11	(0)
2008	Dundee United	0	(0)
2008	East Stirlingshire (trial)	1	(0)
2009–2011	Cholet	0	(0)
2011–2013	AS Kaloum
2013–2015	Horoya AC
International career
1998–2013	Guinea	71	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kémoko Camara (born 4 May 1975) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Guinea national team between 1998 and 2013.^[1]

Club career

Camara was born in Conakry, Guinea.

In early March 2008, Camara signed a short-term deal with Dundee United of the Scottish Premier League,^[2] but despite being listed as a substitute on several occasions did not make a first team appearance and was released at the end of the season.

In December 2008, he played a competitive trial match for East Stirlingshire, after manager Jim McInally had previously had him on trial at Greenock Morton.^[3]

After leaving Ochilview Park, Camara moved to France to play with SO Cholet who won the sixth division (Division d'Honneur Atlantique) in France in the 2008–09 season.

International career

Camara was part of the Guinea team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to Mali. He was also selected in the Guinean 2008 African Nations Cup team, starting the first game against hosts Ghana.

References

1. Mamrud, Roberto. "Kémoko Camara - International Appearances". RSSSF.
2. "United conclude goalkeeper deal". BBC Sport website. 3 March 2008.
3. "Guinea goalkeeper for East Stirlingshire". The Scotsman. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

External links

• Kémoko Camara at Soccerbase
• Kémoko Camara at National-Football-Teams.com