Mohamed Ali Camara (born 28 August 1997) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Young Boys. Camara is nicknamed Piqué, named after his footballing idol Gerard Piqué.

Club career

Camara began his professional career with

Horoya AC Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975. History In 2014, t ...

in Guinea in 2016. After a season on loan with

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from Horoya, Camara signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Ra'anana on 14 July 2017. He made his professional debut for Ra'anana in a 0–0 Israeli Premier League tie with

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli Pr ...

on 19 August 2017. After a successful season, Camara joined

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on 6 July 2018, agreeing a contract until 2022.

International career

Camara represented the Guinea U20s at the

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, and the

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. Camara made his international debut for the senior Guinea national team in a

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2–0 loss to

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 24 March 2018.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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: 2019–20

References

External links

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Young Boys Profile

SFL Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Mohamed Ali 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Conakry Guinean footballers Guinea international footballers BSC Young Boys players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players Swiss Super League players Israeli Premier League players Association football defenders Guinean expatriate footballers Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Israel 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players