Bakari Camara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aulnay-sous-Bois, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nancy | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Montagnarde | ||
| 2016–2020 | Drancy | 88 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Versailles | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Bobigny | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Paris 13 Atletico | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Villefranche | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | Nancy | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Mauritania | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Bakari Camara (born 4 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Nancy. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Camara was a semi-professional footballer and unemployed to start his senior career, and was instead studying his BAFA – an animation certificate, before spending a season with Montagnarde in the Division d'Honneur. His strong performances earned him a move to Drancy, where he stayed 4 seasons.[1] He followed that up with seasons at Versailles and Bobigny. He moved to the Championnat National side Paris 13 Atletico in the summer of 2022.[2]
On 5 September 2023, Camara moved to Villefranche.[3]
International career
Born in France, Camara holds Mauritanian nationality. He first expressed an interest in playing for the Mauritania national team in April 2017.[4] He was called up to Mauritania for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against the DR Congo in March 2023.[5]
