Abdoul Camara

Abdoul Razzagui Camara (born 20 February 1990) is a Guinean former professional footballer who as a striker, but was also often utilized as a left-winger.

Early life Camara was born in Mamou, Guinea, but he moved to France at a young age. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 28 June 2002.

Football career Early career In 1999, he joined local club OS Fives, located in the commune Fives, a suburb in the city of Lille.

His play during the 2007–08 season was limited playing mainly with the club's Championnat de France amateur team and the under-18 squad. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team for the 2008–09 season. However, he wasn't assigned a number, and again, played on the club's CFA team. He appeared in 30 matches, scoring 4 goals and helping the side finish 1st among professional clubs in their group, thus qualifying for the playoffs, where they lost to Lyon in the semi-finals. He made his professional début for Rennes on the final matchday of the 2008–09 season appearing as a substitute in the club's 4–0 defeat to Marseille.

On 3 August 2009, Rennes agreed to send Camara on loan to Ligue 2 club Vannes OC for the entire season. He was given the first-team number 9 shirt and made his début in the club's opening league match against Metz, appearing as a substitute in a match that Vannes won 3–0. He played 37 league matches, scoring 4 goals. Camara played 27 league matches in his first season, scoring 6 goals. believed to be £1.25 million. Camara made his debut for Derby on 9 January against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup. He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Leicester City on 8 February 2017.

Retirement He retired on health grounds in September 2018.

International career He played for the under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams. He was a part of the under-17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

On 24 January 2012 Camara made his senior international début for the Guinea national team at the 2012 African Cup of Nations, coming on as a substitute for Alhassane Bangoura in a 1–0 loss against Mali. He scored twice in three matches during the group stage of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations: the third in a 6–1 win over Botswana on 28 January and the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Ghana on 1 February.

Style of play Camara usually plays as a striker, but can also play as a left-winger.

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2008–09

2010–11

2011–12

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Rennes B 2010–11 CFA

2011–12

2012–13

2013–14

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2011–12

2013–14

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Mallorca (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División

2014–15 Ligue 2

2015–16 Ligue 1

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2015–16

2016–17

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Honours Rennes Coupe Gambardella: 2008