Etienne Camara

Etienne Amara Camara (born 30 March 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Charleroi.

Etienne Camara
Personal information
Full nameEtienne Amara Camara[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birthNoisy-le-Grand, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charleroi
Number5
Youth career
2009–2018US Torcy
2018–2020Angers
2020–2021Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023Huddersfield Town20(0)
2023–2024Udinese0(0)
2024–Charleroi6(0)
International career
2023France U201(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Career

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Born in Noisy-le-Grand, France, Camara started his football career at US Torcy and Angers SCO,[3] before moving to Huddersfield Town in October 2020.[4]

Camara made his senior debut for Huddersfield on 9 January 2021, when he made a substitute appearance in a 3–2 FA Cup defeat against Plymouth Argyle.[5]

On 13 August 2022, Camara made his league debut as an 83rd minute substitute, replacing Sorba Thomas, in a 3-1 win against Stoke City at the John Smith’s Stadium.[6]

On 14 July 2023, Camara officially joined Italian side Udinese for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.[7][8] In the first half of the 2023–24 season, Camara appeared for Udinese once in Coppa Italia and remained on the bench in all the league games.

On 1 February 2024, Camara moved to Charleroi in Belgium and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[9]

International career

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Born in France, Camara is of Guinean descent.[10] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[11] where the Bleuets got eliminated in the group stage.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town2020–21[13]Championship0010000010
2021–22[14]Championship0000000000
2022–23[15]Championship200101000220
Career total200201000230

References

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  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2022/23 & U21 Registered Contracted Players" (PDF). 8 February 2023. p. 65. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Etienne Camara - Midfielder - U19 Team - Huddersfield Town". www.htafc.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Etienne Camara (Torcy) signe à Angers". 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "TRANSFER: ETIENNE CAMARA JOINS TOWN ACADEMY" (Press release). Huddersfield Town. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield Town 2-3 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Huddersfield beat Stoke for first win of season". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Benvenuto Camara" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ Uccellieri, Daniel (14 July 2023). "UFFICIALE: Udinese, rinforzo in prospettiva a centrocampo. C'è la firma di Etienne Camara". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ "ETIENNE CAMARA EST ZÈBRE" [ETIENNE CAMARA IS A ZEBRA] (in French). Charleroi. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Udinese : première apparition pour Sekou Diawara et Etienne Camara - Espace Foot Guinée". 3 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". French Football Federation. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ^ "La victoire n'a pas suffi". French Football Federation. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Etienne Camara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ^ "Games played by Etienne Camara in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ^ "Games played by Etienne Camara in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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