Bingourou Kamara (21 October 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career

Kamara is a youth exponent from

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. He made his

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debut for the club on 31 October 2014 against

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, playing the full match in a 2–1 away defeat. On 24 December 2021,

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agreed to loan Kamara to Belgian club

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for the rest of the season. On 1 September 2022, Kamara signed for

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club

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. On 3 July 2023, Kamara joigned

. The

Senegalese Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

international was the first major move of Pau's transfer window. Kamara replaces Alexandre Olliero and Massamba Ndiaye in the goalkeeper position. Kamara made his debut during a 3–0

win at

Nouste Camp The Nouste Camp ( is a football stadium and a sports complex located in the Pau suburb of Bizanos in France. The home of Pau FC, it is the smallest stadium in the 2021–22 Ligue 2, with an all-seated capacity of 4,031. Opened as ''Nouveau Sta ...

over

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International career

Born in France, Kamara is of Mauritanian and Senegalese descent. He was a youth international for France. He switched sporting nationalities, first representing

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

in a 3–1 friendly loss to

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on 9 October 2020.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Strasbourg *

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: 2018–19

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* * 1996 births Living people People from Longjumeau Citizens of Senegal through descent Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Men's association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players Sainte-Geneviève Sports players Tours FC players RC Strasbourg Alsace players R. Charleroi S.C. players Montpellier HSC players Footballers from Essonne French expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Pau FC squad