Khassa Camara

Khassa Camara (born 22 October 1992), is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Hyderabad 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
 Hyderabad
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)
2020–2022 NorthEast United 28 (1)
2022– Hyderabad 2 (0)
National team‡
2013– Mauritania 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:35, 24 February 2022 (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]

He signed for Hyderabad FC in February 2022,[9][10] and was part of club's trophy winning squad in the final on 20 March.[11][12]

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 8 September 2018 against Burkina Faso in a 2–0 win.[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "ISL: Hyderabad FC sign Khassa Camara till end of season". 13 February 2022.
  10. "Hyderabad FC sign Khassa Camara after Edu Garcia's departure". 12 February 2022.
  11. "Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters Live Score, ISL 2022 Final football match: Hyderabad clinch maiden title with 3-1 win on penalties-Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. "ISL 2021-22 Final Live Score and Updates, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC Beat KBFC to Win Maiden Title". News18. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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