Henri Camara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henri Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ionikos FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASC Diaraf | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | RC Strasbourg | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 32 | (17) |
| 2000–2001 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 11 | (3) |
| 2001–2003 | Sedan | 59 | (22) |
| 2003–2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | → Celtic (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2005 | → Southampton (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2005–2009 | Wigan Athletic | 69 | (20) |
| 2007–2008 | → West Ham United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sheffield United | 23 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Atromitos | 28 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Panetolikos | 102 | (29) |
| 2014–2015 | Kalloni | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | Lamia | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Panetolikos | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Apollon Smyrni | 2 | (1) |
| 2016- | Ionikos FC | 10 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2008 | Senegal | 99 | (29) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 11 March 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 11 March 2016 (UTC).
Henri Camara (born 10 May 1977) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Apollon Smyrni as a striker.
Camara was born in Dakar to a Guinean father and a Senegalese mother. He began his career in France with RC Strasbourg (1998–1999), before playing for Swiss clubs Neuchâtel Xamax (1999–2000), and Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he won the Swiss Championship in 2001. He then returned to France with Sedan but sought a new move when they were relegated in 2003.
Camara joined newly promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2003 in a four-year deal for £1.5million. He was a regular first-choice player, capable of creating goalscoring opportunities, but often guilty of erratic finishing that left him with just one goal from 23 games, this goal being the crucial winner as Wolves came back from 3 down at half time to beat relegation rivals Leicester City 4–3. Towards the end of the season, he found his scoring touch and struck 6 times in the final 9 games. While this could not prevent relegation, he was named the fans' Player of the Year.
However, Camara was unwilling to play at a lower level and did not turn up for pre-season training. His future was further unsettled by a bid from Phil Gartside, Bolton Wanderers' chairman, which Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey rejected. He eventually returned to the club but only to negotiate a loan move away.
Camara's route out of Wolves came in the form of Celtic, who paid £1.5million to take him on loan for the 2004–05 season. His time in Scotland was disappointing, though, as he scored eight goals from twelve starts and six substitute appearances. Camara claimed in the press that he would replace Henrik Larsson, who had just left the club. He also requested Larsson's squad number (7) which he had had at a previous club as well, but was instead given number 27.
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