Khassa Camara

Khassa Camara (born 22 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC and the Mauritania national team.

Khassa Camara
Personal information
Full name Khassa Camara[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992
Place of birth Châtenay-Malabry, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Troyes B 49 (7)
2012–2015 Troyes 11 (0)
2014–2015 → Boulogne (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Ergotelis 7 (0)
2016–2020 Xanthi 79 (0)
2020– NorthEast United 25 (1)
National team‡
2013– Mauritania 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:18, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:00, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Born in France, Camara represents Mauritania at international level.

Club career

Born in Châtenay-Malabry, France, Camara has played for Troyes and Boulogne.[2][3] On 9 September 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Greek club Ergotelis.[4] After legally filing for his contract with Ergotelis to be terminated due to unpaid wages, he signed a six-month contract with top-level club Xanthi in January 2016.[5]

On 24 September 2020, it was confirmed that Camara has joined Indian Super League outfit NorthEast United FC on a one-year deal.[6] In August 2021, Northeast United FC extended Camara's contract for one year, with an option to extend for another year.[7] He scored his first goal for NorthEast on 4 December against FC Goa in their 2–1 win.[8]

International career

He made his international debut for Mauritania on 8 September 2013 in a 0–0 draw against Canada.[2] He scored his first goal on 5 March 2014 against Niger in a 1–1 draw.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 September 2018Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania Burkina Faso2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. "Mauritania" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 15. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. Khassa Camara at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. "Στον Εργοτέλη ο Khassa Camara (Greek)". Ergotelis FC. 9 September 2015.
  5. "Ανακοίνωσε Καμαρά η Ξάνθη, προς Κύπρο ο Ράνος (Greek)". sport24.gr. 12 January 2016.
  6. "NorthEast United FC signs Mauritanian international Khassa Camara". thenewsmill.com. 24 September 2020.
  7. "Khassa Camara Stays at Northeast United FC for a year". Football Express. 3 August 2021.
  8. "ISL 2021-22 Live Score and Updates, NorthEast United vs FC Goa: Khassa Camara Scores a Beuaty; NEUFC 2-1 FCG". News18. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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