Bakari Camara

Bakari Camara (born 4 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championnat National club Paris 13 Atletico. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Bakari Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994
Place of birth Aulnay-sous-Bois, France[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris 13 Atletico
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Montagnarde
2016–2020 Drancy 88 (4)
2020–2021 Versailles 4 (0)
2021–2022 Bobigny 22 (0)
2022– Paris 13 Atletico 11 (0)
International career‡
2023– Mauritania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:47, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Camara was a semi-professional footballer and unemployed to start his senior career, and was instead studying his BAFA - an animation certificate, before spending a season with Montagnarde in the Division d'Honneur. His strong performances earned him a move to Drancy, where he stayed 4 seasons.[1] He followed that up with seasons at Versailles and Bobigny. He moved to the Championnat National side Paris 13 Atletico in the summer of 2022.[2]

International career

Born in France, Camara is of Mauritanian descent. He first expressed an interest in playing for the Mauritania national team in April 2017.[3] He was called up to Mauritania for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the DR Congo in March 2023.[4]

References
  1. Detout, Arnaud (7 January 2017). "Camara : la drôle d'aventure du petit gars de la cité". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. Ghalaza-Boudra, Youcef (3 December 2022). "Nancy : plus de peur que de mal pour El Aynaoui ?". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. https://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=697075
  4. Déguénon, Romaric (20 September 2022). "Journée FIFA: la liste de la Mauritanie face au Bénin et au Congo". Benin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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