Ousmane Camara

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.

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

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

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.

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. 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.

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

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