Cherif Karamoko

Cherif Karamoko (born 3 May 2000) is a Guinean footballer who plays as a right winger for Italian club Unione Cadoneghe.

Club career Early years Karamoko was born in Nzérékoré, Guinea. A war between the various ethnic groups of his country killed his father, who was an imam, when Cherif was only 13 years old, while his mother died of ebola in 2015 two years later. Mory worked to earn the money, so he could get Cherif out of jail.

In the spring 2017, Karamoko and Mory left Libya on a boat for Italy. The boat, which could accommodate a maximum of 60 people, carried 143 on board. The boat sank on its way to Italy and Mory died on the way alongside 119 others, while Cherif made it to Calabria, Italy, where he woke up in the hospital with the news that his brother did not make it.

In 2019–20, he was on the bench for Padova in seven games, without making any appearances. To get some more playing time, Karamoko was loaned out to Serie D club U.S. Adriese in January 2020 for the rest of the season. Karamoko made five league appearances for the club before returning to Padova in the summer of 2020.

However, after returning, Karamoko's provisional residence permit expired, preventing him from playing and he left Padova in the summer.

Later career In November 2021, Karamoko joined Italian Eccellenza club US Arcella. In the summer 2022, he moved to fellow league club FC Spinea 1966. Ahead of the 2023–24, Karamoko moved to Unione Cadoneghe.

In the summer 2024, Karamoko moved to fellow Eccellenza club US Arcella. On December 8, 2024, he returned to Unione Cadoneghe.

Personal life In January 2021, the Italian author, Giulio Di Feo, published a book together with Cherif Karamoko, on the life and flight of Karamoko from Guinea to Italy.