Abdoulaye Camara (born 2 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made 9 appearances for the Mali national team from 2002 to 2008.

Club career

After initially playing with Onze Créateurs de Niaréla in Mali, he joined Slovenian club FC Koper in 1997. After one season he moved to Italy to play with Udinese Calcio in the Serie A. After two seasons he moved to Belgium signing with Cercle Brugge, but after at the end of the season he returned to Italy to play with Castel di Sangro Calcio. In 2002,

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brought him for one season, and in summer 2003 he signed with

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club Grenoble. By 2007 he was in South Africa playing with top league

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. In 2008, he moved to FC AK before joining Butcherfille Rovers Durban in 2009.

International career

Since 1998 he has been called to represent the Mali national team having 9 caps since his debut in 2002. He had represented Mali at youth levels first at

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995, the sixth edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Ecuador, Ibarra, Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 and 20 August 1995. Players bo ...

, and next in

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held in Egypt, where they reached the quarter-finals. He also participated in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup held in Nigeria, where they reach the third place.

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Stats from Slovenia
at Prvaliga. {{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Abdoulaye Living people 1980 births Sportspeople from Bamako Malian footballers Mali international footballers Malian expatriate footballers Association football defenders FC Koper players Expatriate footballers in Slovenia A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio players Udinese Calcio players Serie A players Expatriate footballers in Italy Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian First Division A players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Grenoble Foot 38 players Ligue 2 players Expatriate footballers in France Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. players Expatriate soccer players in South Africa 2002 African Cup of Nations players Mali under-20 international footballers F.C. AK players AS Onze Créateurs de Niaréla players FC Échirolles players Mali youth international footballers 21st-century Malian people Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Malian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Malian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa