Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2006)

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Ousmane Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Sabalibougou, Mali
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FK Auda
(on loan from Riga FC)
Number 77
Youth career
Rahimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Rahimo 8 (0)
2024– Riga FC 0 (0)
2024– → FK Auda (loan) 25 (3)
International career‡
2022–2023 Burkina Faso U17 9 (6)
2024– Burkina Faso 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Ousmane Camara (born 1 January 2006) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Latvian club FK Auda on loan from Riga FC. Born in Mali, he represents Burkina Faso internationally.[1]

Club career

On 11 October 2023, Camara was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[2]

On 10 January 2024, Latvian Higher League side Riga FC announced the signing on Kamara.[3]

International career

Camara was born and raised in Mali where he played for Sadio Diarra Center academy. He was released in 2017 where he then joined Rahimo FC in Burkina Faso. Camara was called up to the Burkina Faso under-17 squad after obtaining a Burkinabe passport ahead of 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, which doubled as a mini-tournament for teams in the West African Football Union. Having scored five goals in five games, including a brace against the Ivory Coast, he was unable to help Burkina Faso win the tournament, as they were defeated 2–1 by Nigeria.[4]

Despite this loss, Burkina Faso still qualified for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Having lost their opening game to Mali, a 2–1 win over Cameroon helped them to the next round, though Camara was suspended for the quarter-final match against Nigeria, having been booked in both of the previous games.[5] He was unable to help Burkina Faso progress past Senegal in the semi-finals, but scored in the 2–1 third-place playoff win over Mali,in which he did not celebrate his goal due to Mali being his country of origin. He dedicated his man-of-the-match award to the people of Burkina Faso.[6]

Camara made his debut for the senior Burkina Faso national team on 6 September 2024 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 October 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rahimo 2022–23 Burkinabé Premier League 7 0 1[a] 0 0 0 8 0
2023–24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Coupe du Faso

References

  1. ^ Ousmane Camara at Soccerway
  2. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ BURKINA FASO TALENT CAMARA SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH OUR CLUB, rigafc.lv, 10 January 2024
  4. ^ "Football : Le Burkina tient le remplaçant de Bertrand et Alain Traoré" [Football: Burkina has the replacement for Bertrand and Alain Traoré]. netafrique.net (in French). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ Oyebola, Mike (11 May 2023). "U-17 AFCON: Burkina Faso danger man suspended for Golden Eaglets clash". dailypost.ng. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Camara dedicates TotalEnergies Man of the Match trophy to Burkina Faso people". 7enews.net. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Senegal v Burkina Faso game report". Soccerway. 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ Ousmane Camara at Global Sports Archive