Zoumana Camara
.png) Camara playing for Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoumana Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | Saint-Étienne | 32 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Empoli (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Bastia (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Marseille | 42 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Lens | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Leeds United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Saint-Étienne | 108 | (0) |
| 2007– | Paris Saint-Germain | 145 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zoumana Camara (born 3 April 1979) is a French professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Camara made his professional debuts at only 17, appearing in two Ligue 2 seasons with AS Saint-Étienne. In the 1998 summer he was purchased by Inter Milan in Italy, but only managed to appear in two Coppa Italia matches with the Nerazzurri, also being loaned twice during his two-year spell: after a five-month stint with Empoli FC (suffering relegation from Serie A), he spent one season back in his country with SC Bastia, helping the Corsicans to a 10th-place finish in Ligue 1.
After one and a half seasons with Olympique de Marseille – one as a starter, the other as backup – Camara joined RC Lens. He spent the 2003–04 season on loan to English club Leeds United, scoring in a 3–2 away win against Middlesbrough on 30 August 2003[1] but eventually being relegated from the Premier League. Two months before leaving the Whites he blasted the organization, claiming he would not have accepted the club's offer had he known about its financial predicament.[2]
Camara returned to Saint-Étienne in the 2004 off-season, only missing six games for Les Verts during three top division seasons combined. In 2007 he signed a four-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain FC, being first-choice in his first three seasons.
On 12 May 2014, aged 35, Camara signed a new one-year deal with PSG.[3]
International career
Camara gained his only cap for France on 1 June 2001, at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, starting in the second group stage game against Australia (0–1 loss), with the national team eventually winning the tournament.
Honours
Club
- Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Coupe de France: 2009–10
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2007–08, 2013–14
- Trophée des Champions: 2014
Country
References
- ↑ "Viduka grabs late winner". BBC Sport. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ↑ "Camara blasts Leeds". BBC Sport. 2 March 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ↑ "Zoumana Camara prolonge jusqu'en 2015" [Zoumana Camara extends until 2015] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
External links
- Zoumana Camara French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- L'Équipe stats (French)
- Inter archives
- Zoumana Camara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Soccerway profile
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