Mo Camara
Mo Camara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Beauvais | 79 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Troyes (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Le Havre | 16 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Lille (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Lille (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Burnley | 90 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Celtic | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Derby County | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Blackpool (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | St Mirren | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Torquay United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 373 | (2) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–2000 | Guinea | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:35, 20 February 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2006 |
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Mohamed "Mo" Camara (born 25 June 1975 in Conakry, Guinea) is a former Guinean professional footballer. He played as a left back or left-sided midfielder.
Camara spent the early years of his professional career in French football, with Beauvais in 1993, and in 1996 went on loan to Troyes, where he played 13 league games. He made a total of 79 league appearances for Beauvais, before signing for Le Havre in August 1997, where he was sent on loan to Lille.
Camara moved to England in summer 2000 with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the First Division in a £100,000 deal. He became a cult figure amongst their fans, known for his commitment and pace despite sometimes exhibiting a lack of positional sense and ball control. A regular column from the spoof 'Mohammed Camara Appreciation Society' appeared in fanzine 'A Load of Bull' celebrating his eccentric but lovable playing style. He was a regular starter in his first two seasons with the side, but failed to make an appearance during their 2002–03 promotion success following the signing of Denis Irwin and a knee ligament injury.
He joined Burnley on a free transfer in June 2003, which gave Camara regular playing time once again. After Steve Cotterill replaced previous manager Stan Ternent, he made the left-back focus on his crossing ability, causing a dramatic up-turn in his form at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. He scored once for Burnley in the League Cup as they memorably knocked out Premier League side Aston Villa in October 2004.
Camara's form attracted interest from Scottish Premier League side Celtic, who he joined at the end of his two-year contract under the Bosman ruling at the end of the season.
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