Kémoko Camara (born 4 May 1975) is a Guinean former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for the Guinea national team between 1998 and 2013.

Club career

Camara was born in Conakry, Guinea. In early March 2008, Camara signed a short-term deal with

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of the Scottish Premier League, but despite being listed as a substitute on several occasions did not make a first team appearance and was released at the end of the season. In December 2008, he played a competitive trial match for

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, after manager

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had previously had him on trial at

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. After leaving

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, Camara moved to France to play with

SO Cholet Stade Olympique Choletais is a French association football team founded in 1913. The club is based in Cholet, Pays de la Loire and play at Omnisports Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. They currently play in the Championnat Nat ...

who won the sixth division ( Division d'Honneur Atlantique) in France in the 2008–09 season.

International career

Camara was part of the Guinea team at the

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, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter finals to

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. He was also selected in the Guinean

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team, starting the first game against hosts

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* * 1975 births Living people Footballers from Conakry Guinean men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Guinea men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Guinée Championnat National players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players South African Premier Division players Scottish Football League players AS Kaloum Star players K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players Hafia FC players AmaZulu F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players SO Cholet players Horoya AC players Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Guinean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Guinea-footy-bio-stub