Moussa Camara (goalkeeper)

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{{Infobox football biography

|name = Moussa Camara

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|27|df=y}}

|birth_place = Siguiri, Guinea

|height = 1.85 m

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = Simba SC

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|youthclubs1 = FC Kolombada

|years1 = 2014–2015

|clubs1 = Milo FC

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|years2 = 2015–2024

|clubs2 = Horoya

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|years3 = 2024-

|clubs3 = Simba SC

|caps3 = 22

|nationalyears1 = 2015

|nationalteam1 = Guinea U17

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|nationalteam2 = Guinea U20

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|nationalyears3 = 2018–

|nationalteam3 = Guinea U23

|nationalcaps3 = 6

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|nationalyears4 = 2017–

|nationalteam4 = Guinea

|nationalcaps4 = 21

|nationalgoals4 = 0

|club-update = 11:12, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 22:01, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

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Moussa Camara (born 27 November 1998) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Simba SC and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Camara played with FC Kolombada in the lower divisions before moving to second-tier club Milo FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.horoyaac.com/2019/10/04/moussa-camara-promis-a-bel-avenir/|title=MOUSSA CAMARA, PROMIS À UN BEL AVENIR|publisher=Horoya AC|date=4 October 2019|accessdate=2 November 2020|language=fr}} He joined Horoya AC in 2015, serving as backup to the veteran Khadim N'Diaye.{{cite news|url=https://www.foot224.co/2015/12/05/super-coupe-decouvrez-les-compos/|title=Super Coupe : découvrez les compos|work=foot224.co|date=5 December 2015|accessdate=3 November 2020|language=fr}} He also got to train under goalkeepers coach Kémoko Camara.{{cite news|url=https://guineeactusport.net/index.php/moussa-camara-pret-a-bousculer-la-hierarchie/|title=Moussa Camara prêt a bousculer la hiérarchie|work=Guinée Actu Sport|date=14 March 2019|accessdate=3 November 2020|language=fr}}

After injuries to N'Diaye and Germain Berthé, he made his continental debut in the 2018–19 CAF Champions League against eventual champions ES Tunis, impressing despite giving up two goals in the loss.

International career

At youth level, Camara has been capped at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 levels. He was first called up to the U17s by manager Hamidou Camara, and was his first-choice keeper at the 2015 African U-17 Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/moussa-camara/96176/|title=Moussa Camara|publisher=Global Sports Arcvhive|accessdate=3 November 2020}} Two years later he represented his country at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He also played all six matches for the Guinea U23s during 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification. In the first leg of their third round matchup against Ivory Coast, he saved a penalty in the 83rd minute to preserve a 1–0 win in Abidjan.{{cite news|url=https://firawasport.com/elim-can-u23-sauvee-par-moussa-camara-la-guinee-simpose-en-cote-divoire/|title=Elim CAN U23: Sauvée par Moussa Camara, la Guinée s'impose en Côte d'ivoire|work=Firawa Sport|date=7 September 2019|accessdate=3 November 2020|language=fr}}

He made his senior debut for Guinea on 15 July 2017, appearing between the sticks in their 3–1 win over Guinea-Bissau during 2018 African Nations Championship qualification.{{cite news|url=https://africanfootball.com/news/720974/Impressive-Guinea-thrash-Guinea-Bissau|title=Impressive Guinea thrash Guine-Bissau|work=AfricanFootball.com|first=Austin|last=Ditlhobolo|date=15 July 2017|accessdate=2 November 2020}} In May 2019 he was pre-selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but did not make the final squad.{{cite news|url=https://guineegoal.com/2019/05/25/can219-une-premiere-pour-moussa-camara-du-horoya-ac/|title=CAN219 : Une première pour Moussa Camara du Horoya AC|work=

Guinée Goal|date=25 May 2019|accessdate=2 November 2020|language=fr}} Later that year he was called up for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, playing in both Group A matches against Mali and Namibia before the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://sportguineen.com/jawards-2019-moussa-camara-du-horoya-sacre-dans-la-categorie-sport/|title=J'AWARDS 2019: MOUSSA CAMARA DU HOROYA SACRÉ DANS LA CATÉGORIE SPORT!|work=sportguineen.com|first=Amadou|last=Conté|date=6 December 2019|accessdate=3 November 2020|language=fr}} He later cited Naby Keïta as a teammate he learned a lot from.{{cite web|url=http://www.horoyaac.com/2019/11/22/moussa-camara-voit-loin/|title=Moussa Camara voit loin|publisher=Horoya AC|date=22 November 2019|accessdate=3 November 2020|language=fr}}

Career statistics

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="7"\|Guinea \|2017	3	0
2018	0	0
2019	4	0
2020	0	0
2021	11	0
2022	2	0
2023	1	0
colspan=2\|Total	21	0