Juan Cámara

Juan Cámara
Personal information
Full name	Juan del Carmen Cámara Mesa
Date of birth	13 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Jaén, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Badalona Futur
Number	17
Youth career
2006–2011	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Villarreal C
2012–2014	Villarreal B
2014–2016	Barcelona B
2016–2018	Barcelona
2016–2017	→ Girona (loan)
2017–2018	→ Reus (loan)
2018–2019	Miedź Legnica
2019–2023	Jagiellonia Białystok
2020–2021	→ Dinamo București (loan)
2021	→ Universitatea Craiova (loan)
2021–2022	→ Sabah (loan)
2022–2023	Jagiellonia Białystok II
2023–2024	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
2024–	Badalona Futur
International career
2009	Spain U16
2010	Spain U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Juan del Carmen Cámara Mesa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwaŋ ˈkamaɾa];^[A] born 13 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Badalona Futur.

Club career

Born in Jaén, Andalusia as the son of a goalkeeper for Real Jaén, Cámara finished his youth career with Villarreal CF.^[3] On 3 June 2012, the very last day of the season in Segunda División, he made his debut as a professional, playing 27 minutes for their reserves in a 0–1 home defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña.^[4]

On 3 July 2014, Cámara joined another reserve team, FC Barcelona Atlètic also of the second division.^[5] He scored his first professional goal on 28 September, netting his side's second in a 3–3 draw away to RCD Mallorca.^[6] He finished his first year with six goals in 30 matches, including a brace in a 3–1 home win over Recreativo de Huelva on 18 January 2015.^[7]

Cámara was first included in FC Barcelona's main squad on 23 August 2015, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–0 La Liga victory at Athletic Bilbao which was the season's opener.^[8] He first appeared in the UEFA Champions League on 9 December, replacing Jordi Alba for the last 16 minutes of an eventual 1–1 away draw with Bayer 04 Leverkusen as the Spaniards had already secured the first place in their group.^[9]^[10]

On 10 February 2016, Cámara came on for Ivan Rakitić in the 76th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, providing the assist for Wilfrid Kaptoum's goal.^[11] This scoreline also served to extend Barcelona's unbeaten run to 29 games, breaking the previous record of 28 set under Pep Guardiola in the 2010–11 campaign.^[12]

On 31 August 2016, Cámara was loaned to division two club Girona FC for one year.^[13] After appearing rarely in an eventual promotion, he moved to CF Reus Deportiu in the same tier on 10 August 2017, also on a one-year loan deal.^[14]

On 9 August 2018, free agent Cámara moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a three-year contract with Miedź Legnica in the Polish Ekstraklasa.^[15] The following 31 May, he joined Jagiellonia Białystok of the same league on a four-year deal.^[16]

Cámara spent the following seasons on loan, at Romanian clubs FC Dinamo București^[17] and CS Universitatea Craiova^[18]^[19] as well as Sabah FC in the Azerbaijan Premier League.^[20] After his link with Jagiellonia expired, he remained in Poland on a one-year deal with I liga side Zagłębie Sosnowiec on 18 July 2023.^[21]

After terminating his contract with Zagłębie in early 2024, Cámara returned to Spain and joined Segunda Federación club CF Badalona Futur.^[22]

Career statistics

As of 10 February 2016^[23]^[24]^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villarreal B	2011–12	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2012–13	33	6	—		—		—		33	6
	2013–14	36	9	—		—		—		36	9
	Total	70	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	70	15
Barcelona B	2014–15	30	6	—		—		—		30	6
	2015–16	18	5	—		—		—		18	5
	Total	48	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	11
Barcelona	2015–16	0	0	1	0	1^[a]	0	—		2	0
Career total		118	26	1	0	1	0	0	0	120	26

^ All appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Barcelona

Copa del Rey: 2015–16^[12]

Universitatea Craiova

Cupa României: 2020–21^[25]

Notes

^ In isolation, Juan is pronounced [ˈxwan].

References

^ ^a ^b Juan Cámara at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Juan Cámara". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ ""Jugar en Champions ha sido mi mejor momento"" ["To play in Champions has been my finest moment"]. Diario Jaén (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Un Deportivo de récord" [A record Deportivo]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
^ "Juan Cámara refuerza el Barça B" [Juan Cámara bolsters Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^ "El debutante Kasim salva al Mallorca con un doblete" [Debutant Kasim saves Mallorca with a brace]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "3–1. Un Barça B gris coge aire para hundir al Recreativo" [3–1. A grey Barça B take a breather to sink Recreativo]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ "Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Barcelona: Luis Suarez seals the points in Liga opener". Goal. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Cámara y Kaptoum debutan en Champions" [Cámara and Kaptoum make Champions debut]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
^ Howarth, Matthew (9 December 2015). "Leverkusen fall just short against Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "Barça salvage 1–1 King's Cup draw against improved Valencia". Reuters. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Salinas, David (10 February 2016). "El FC Barcelona, a la final de la Copa del Rey con récord" [FC Barcelona, to the King's Cup final with record]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ "El migcampista Juan Cámara, nova incorporació del Girona" [Midfielder Juan Cámara, new addition of Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ "Juan Cámara llega cedido al Reus" [Juan Cámara arrives on loan at Reus]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Były piłkarz FC Barcelona zagra w Miedzi Legnica!" [Former FC Barcelona footballer will play in Miedź Legnica!] (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ Piórek, Szymon (31 May 2019). "Oficjalnie: Camara przenosi się do Jagiellonii" [Official: Camara moves to Jagiellonia]. Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Olteanu, Cosmin (8 September 2020). "OFICIAL | Juan Camara a semnat cu Dinamo! Pe ce perioadă se va întinde contractul" [OFFICIAL | Juan Camara has signed with Dinamo! Details of contract duration]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Chlebicki, Przemysław (15 February 2021). "Juan Camara zagra w czołowej drużynie rumuńskiej ekstraklasy" [Juan Camara will play in leading team of Romanian top flight] (in Polish). Futbol News. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Juan Cámara s-a alăturat Științei" [Juan Cámara joined Scientists] (in Romanian). Universitatea Craiova. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ Konończuk, Wojciech (8 July 2021). "Transfery. Piłkarz Jagiellonii Juan Camara zagra w Azerbejdżanie" [Transfers. Jagiellonia footballer Juan Camara will play in Azerbaijan] (in Polish). Gol 24. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ "Juan Cámara, Hiszpan z epizodem w Lidze Mistrzów, podpisał roczny kontrakt z Zagłębiem!" [Juan Cámara, Spaniard with Champions League past, signed one-year contract with Zagłębie!] (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ "Juan Cámara zawodnikiem CF Badalona Futur" [Juan Cámara is a CF Badalona Futur player] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ Juan Cámara at Soccerway
^ Juan Cámara at FBref.com
^ "VIDEO | Astra – Universitatea Craiova 2–3. Screciu dă lovitura pe final de meci şi aduce Cupa în Bănie" [VIDEO | Astra – Universitatea Craiova 2–3. Screciu hits home at the end of the match and brings Cup to Bănie] (in Romanian). Telekom TV. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.