Ousmane Camara (footballer, born 2006)

Ousmane Camara (born 1 January 2006) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a forward for Rahimo.

For other uses, see Ousmane Camara.
Ousmane Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rahimo
Youth career
Rahimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Rahimo 8 (0)
International career‡
2022– Burkina Faso U17 9 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:14, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 11 October 2023, Camara was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[1]

International career

Camara was called up to the Burkina Faso under-17 squad ahead of 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, which doubled as a mini-tournament for teams in the West African Football Union. Having scored five goals in five games, including a brace against the Ivory Coast, he was unable to help Burkina Faso win the tournament, as they were defeated 2–1 by Nigeria.[2]

Despite this loss, Burkina Faso still qualified for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Having lost their opening game to Mali, a 2–1 win over Cameroon helped them to the next round, though Camara was suspended for the quarter-final match against Nigeria, having been booked in both of the previous games.[3] He was unable to help Burkina Faso progress past Senegal in the semi-finals, but scored in the 2–1 third-place playoff win over Mali, and dedicated his man-of-the-match award to the people of Burkina Faso.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 October 2023.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rahimo 2022–23 Burkinabé Premier League 701[lower-alpha 1]00080
2023–24 10000010
Career total 80100090
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Coupe du Faso

References
  1. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. "Football : Le Burkina tient le remplaçant de Bertrand et Alain Traoré" [Football: Burkina has the replacement for Bertrand and Alain Traoré]. netafrique.net (in French). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. Oyebola, Mike (11 May 2023). "U-17 AFCON: Burkina Faso danger man suspended for Golden Eaglets clash". dailypost.ng. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. "Camara dedicates TotalEnergies Man of the Match trophy to Burkina Faso people". 7enews.net. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. Ousmane Camara at Global Sports Archive
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