Abdoul Camara

Personal information
Full name	Abdoul Razzagui Camara
Date of birth	20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) (age 19)
Place of birth	Mamar, Guinea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker and Left winger
Club information
Current club	Vannes (on loan from Rennes)
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2004	OS Fives
2004–2008	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2008–	Rennes	001 0(0)
2009–2010	→ Vannes (loan)	007 0(1)
National team‡
2006–2007	France U17	005 0(0)
2007–2008	France U18	003 0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2009

Abdoul Razzagui Camara (born 20 February 1990 in Mamar) is a French-Guinean football player currently playing for Ligue 2 club Vannes on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes. He is a France youth international having earned caps with the under-17 and under-18 teams. He plays as a striker, but can also be utilized as a left-side winger.

Contents 1 Football career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Vannes 2 International career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Football career

[edit] Early career

Camara was born in Guinea, but eventually moved to France at a young age joining local club OS Fives, located in the commune Fives, a suburb in the city of Lille. In June of 2004, he joined the prestigious youth academy of Stade Rennais. While playing in the youth system, Camara was apart of a slew of youth talent. Among his teammates were Yann M'Vila, Yacine Brahimi, captain Samuel Souprayen, Maxime Le Marchand, and Damien Le Tallec. The team effectively lived up to their reputation winning the under-18 championship for the 2006–07 season and the Coupe Gambardella in 2008. On 15 August 2007, Camara, alongside M'Vila and Le Tallec, signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.^[1] His play during the 2007–08 season was limited playing mainly with the club's Championnat de France amateur team and the under-18 squad. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team for the 2008–09 season. However, he wasn't assigned a number, and again, played on the club's CFA team appearing in 30 matches scoring 4 goals helping the side finish 1^st among professional clubs in their group, thus qualifying for the playoffs, where they lost to Lyon in the semi-finals.^[2] He made his professional debut for Rennes on the final matchday of the 2008–09 season appearing as a substitute in the club's 0–4 defeat to Marseille.^[3]

[edit] Vannes

On 3 August 2009, Rennes agreed to send the player on loan to Ligue 2 club Vannes OC for the entire season.^[4] Camara was given the first-team number 9 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening league match against Metz appearing as a substitute. Vannes won the match 3–0.^[5]

[edit] International career

Though born in Guinea, Camara is a naturalized citizen of France having served five years of residency in the country. He has played for the under-17 and under-18 teams. He was apart of the under-17 squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stade Rennais FC Profile
• Abdoul Camara French league stats at lfp.fr (French)