Drissa Camara

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Drissa Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Abobo, Ivory Coast
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Parma
Number 23
Youth career
2017–2020 Parma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Parma 34 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2020

Drissa Camara (born 18 February 2002) is an Ivorian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Parma. [1]

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Biography

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]

Club career

Camara first came to light in the 2019 Torneo di Viareggio, scoring 4 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]

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

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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.