Abel Issa Camará (born 6 January 1990) is a Bissau-Guinean former professional

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Camará finished his football grooming with Belenenses in Portugal. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season, on loan to

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neighbours Estrela da Amadora in the third division. Camará subsequently returned to Belenenses, going on to be regularly played in the Segunda Liga by manager José Mota. He then went on to serve several loans, making his

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debut during that timeframe with

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. Camará's first season in the Portuguese top flight with his main club was 2014–15, when he scored once in 24 games to help his team to the sixth position, which qualified for the

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. After another loan, now at

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's Al Faisaly, he re-joined Belenenses. On 1 March 2018, Camará moved from the

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with

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to Italy with Cremonese. He made his

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debut with the latter 16 days later, playing the last minutes of the 1–1 away draw against

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. On the last day of the 2019 January

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, Camará signed with Elazığspor from Irtysh Pavlodar, being one of 22 players to join the Turkish club in just two hours. He left on 18 May. Camará competed in the Portuguese second tier from

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to August 2021, with Feirense and Mafra. He returned to the main division early into the latter season, joining B-SAD. On 1 July 2022, Arema announced the signing of Camará on a two-year contract. He made his

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debut on 30 July, playing the entire 2–1 home win over PSIS Semarang. His first goal was scored two weeks later, in the 2–1 away defeat of Bali United. Camará returned to Portugal in August 2023, on a deal at fourth-division club Sintrense.

International career

On 16 November 2010, Camará played for

at the

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, in a friendly with

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. Additionally, he appeared in several games for

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during the

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qualification campaign. Camará was selected for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by manager

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, featuring in three games – starting against

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– in an eventual group-stage exit.

Honours

Arema * Indonesia President's Cup:

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