Aboubacar Demba Camara (born 7 November 1994) is a Guinean professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for Emirati club
Al Dhaid
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.
Career
Camara made his
Ligue 1
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debut at
AC Ajaccio
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on 21 September 2013 against
Stade Rennais
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in a 2–0 away defeat. He replaced
Johan Cavalli as a substitute after 69 minutes. After the end of the 2013–14 season, he moved to Turkey for
Gaziantepspor
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in the summer of 2014, penning a four-year contract.
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Camara joined
Red Star F.C.
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on loan from
Troyes AC
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. Prior to the loan agreement, his Troyes contract was extended until 2021.
In the summer of 2019, he moved to
Hapoel Tel Aviv
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, and in 2020, moved to
Petaling Jaya City FC
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in Malaysia. He is now a
free agent
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with his only team the
Guinea national team.
On 6 July 2023, Camara joined Saudi Second Division side
Tuwaiq
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.
Career statistics
International goals
:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Demba
1994 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Guinean men's footballers
21st-century Guinean sportsmen
AC Ajaccio players
Gaziantepspor footballers
Paris FC players
Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
ES Troyes AC players
Red Star FC players
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Petaling Jaya City FC players
MC Oujda players
Maghreb of Fez players
Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players
Tuwaiq Club players
Al Dhaid SC players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Süper Lig players
Israeli Premier League players
Malaysia Super League players
Botola players
Oman Professional League players
Saudi Second Division players
UAE First Division League players
Guinean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Guinea men's international footballers