Ibrahima Sory Camara (born January 1, 1985, in

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) is a naturalized

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n international

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Biography

Camara grew up in Freetown and moved to Guinea during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Club career

In 04/05 season, he was promoted to

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's first team, made 9

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appearances and 7

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appearances, which Parma finished as losing Semi-finalists to champion

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. In summer 2006, he was loaned to

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, and turned to permanent move in summer 2007. On 1 February 2010 Le Mans 25-year-old defender played on loan for

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until the end of the season. In July 2010 he accepted an offer from

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to go on trial for a week, but failed to impress the Scottish club. Instead, he joined the Belgian side

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. By early 2015, he joined Serbian second level side

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. Ibrahima Sory Camara made five appearances in the 2015–16 Serbian First League.Ibrahima Sory Camara
at Serbian First League official website

International career

He was a member of the

national team from 2005 to 2011, earning 40 caps. Camara was the member of national team that finished top of the group stage, and lost in the quarter finals to

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Honours

;Kaloum Star * Guinée Championnat National: 2013–14

References

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