Drissa Camara

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Drissa Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Abobo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2017–2020 Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 Parma 64 (6)
International career‡
2025– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:48, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Drissa Camara (born 18 February 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. [1]

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Early life

Born in Ivory Coast, Camara was sent in Italy through the illegal immigration system built by an Italian talent scout who was later condemned to one year and ten months in prison. [2]

He still became part of the Parma academy, the club having not been found guilty of any charge in this matter. [2]

Career

Camara first came to light in the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, scoring four goals in the final stages, including a double in the quarter-final victory against Fiorentina, putting his team in a 3–1 lead. [3] [4]

Camara made his professional debut for Parma Calcio on 25 November 2020, in a Coppa Italia game against Cosenza Calcio, won 2–1 by the Parmigiani. [5]

International career

On 27 May 2025, Camara was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a friendly. [6] He debuted with the Ivory Coast U23s in a friendly 3–0 loss to the Netherlands U23s on 6 June 2025. [7]

Honours

Parma

References

  1. ↑ Drissa Camara at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Che storia: Moussa Konè, da immigrato clandestino a stella del Viareggio". ParmaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Trupo, Guglielmo (22 March 2019). "Camara esulta: "Ci alleniamo per questo"". Forza Parma (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Camara: "Speriamo di arrivare lontano"". Forza Parma (in Italian). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Doppietta di Brunetta e gol di Corsi, Parma-Cosenza 2-1". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ SARL, NAS (24 May 2025). "Amical U23 : Issa Fofana, Abakar Sylla, Malick Yalcouyé, Richard Koné, … la liste des Eléphanteaux face à la Hollande". Mondialsport.ci.
  7. ↑ "Netherlands U21 vs Côte d'Ivoire U23: U21 National Team Friendlies stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.


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