Suleiman Camara

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Suleiman Camara
Personal information
Full name Suleiman Camara Sanneh
Date of birth (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Sant Celoni, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Racing Santander
Number 20
Youth career
Sabadell
2018–2020 Girona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Girona B 46 (3)
2021–2022 Girona 0 (0)
2022–2024 Ibiza 73 (6)
2024– Racing Santander 12 (1)
International career
2024– Gambia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 Nov 2024

Suleiman Camara Sanneh (born 7 December 2001) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Racing de Santander. Born in Spain, he plays for the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Born in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Catalonia, Camara joined Girona FC's youth setup from CE Sabadell FC in 2018. [1] He was promoted to the reserves in the Tercera División for the 2020–21 season, and made his senior debut on 18 October 2020 by playing the last ten minutes of a 3–0 away win over UE Figueres. [2]

Camara scored his first senior goal on 25 October 2020, netting the third of a 3–0 home win over UE Vilassar de Mar. He made his first-team debut on 2 December of the following year, replacing Pol Lozano in a 5–1 away routing of Calvo Sotelo Puertollano CF in the season's Copa del Rey. [3]

Camara made his professional debut on 14 December 2021, replacing fellow youth graduate Ricard Artero in a 1–0 away success over SD Huesca, also in the national cup. [4] On 1 July of the following year, he signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side UD Ibiza. [5]

After impressing during the pre-season, [6] Camara made his second division debut on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 home loss against Granada CF. [7] He scored his first professional goal fourteen days later, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés, and ended the campaign with one further goal in 37 league appearances as the club suffered relegation.

On 8 August 2024, Camara signed a four-year deal with Racing de Santander in division two. [8]

International career

Born in Spain, Camara is of Gambian descent. He was called up to the Gambia national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in October 2024. [9]

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References

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  4. "Calavera endulza el regreso de Míchel" [Calavera sweetens Míchel's return] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. "Comunicado oficial | Suleiman Camara nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" [Official announcement | Suleiman Camara new player of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. "Suli, sensación del Ibiza en pretemporada" [Suli, sensation of Ibiza in the pre-season] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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  8. "Suleiman Camara, séptimo refuerzo del Racing 2024/25" [Suleiman Camara, seventh addition of Racing 2024/25] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. "Suleiman Camara, convocado por la Selección de Gambia para jugar dos partidos ante Madagascar". www.realracingclub.es.