Khassa Camara (born 22 October 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Chania and the Mauritania national team. Born in France, Camara represents Mauritania at international level.

Club career

Born in Châtenay-Malabry, France, Camara has played for

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

and

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

. On 9 September 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Greek club

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. After legally filing for his contract with

to be terminated due to unpaid wages, he signed a six-month contract with top-level club

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

in January 2016. On 24 September 2020, it was confirmed that Camara has joined

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outfit

NorthEast United FC NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Supe ...

on a one-year deal. In August 2021, Northeast United FC extended Camara's contract for one year, with an option to extend for another year. He scored his first goal for NorthEast on 4 December against

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in their 2–1 win. He signed for

Hyderabad FC Hyderabad Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Founded on 27 August 2019, the club replaced Pune City after they ...

in February 2022, and was part of club's trophy winning squad in the

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on 20 March.

International career

He made his international debut for

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

on 8 September 2013 in a 0–0 draw against

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. He scored his first goal on 8 September 2018 against

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

in a 2–0 win.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.''

Honours

Hyderabad *Indian Super League: 2021–22

References

External links

Khassa Camara
at ''indiansuperleague.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Khassa 1992 births Living people People from Châtenay-Malabry Citizens of Mauritania through descent Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent ES Troyes AC players US Boulogne players Ergotelis F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Expatriate men's footballers in India Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in India Hyderabad FC players AO Chania F.C. players