Abdoulaye Camara


Abdoulaye Camara is a Malian international footballer currently playing for Butcherfille Rovers in South Africa.

Career

After initially playing with Onze Créateurs de Niaréla in Mali, he joined Slovenian club FC Koper in 1997. After one season he moved to Italy to play with Udinese Calcio in the Serie A. After two seasons he moved to Belgium signing with Cercle Brugge, but after at the end of the season he returned to Italy to play with A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio. In 2002 La Louvière brought him for one season, and in summer 2003 he signed with French Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38. Since then, by 2007 he was in South Africa playing with top league Thanda Royal Zulu. In 2008, he moved to FC AK Roodeport before coming in 2009 to Butcherfille Rovers Durban.

National team

Since 1998 he has been called to represent the Mali national football team having 9 caps since his debut in 2002. He had represented Mali at youth levels first at 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and next in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Egypt, where they reached the quarter-finals. He also participated in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup held in Nigeria, where they reach the third place.

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