Ousmane Camara
Country: Burkina Faso
Date of birth: 01/01/2006 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Burkina Faso
Height: 175cm
Youth career: Rahimo FC
Current club: Rahimo FC
Squad number: —
Current national team: Burkina Faso U-17
Position: winger
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (4/1), 2023 U-17 FIFA World Cup (3/0)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Noni Madueke/Ousmane Dembélé
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– dribbling
– ball control
– bravery
– athleticism
– first touch 
– agility
– crossing
– heading
To improve:
– finishing and general composure in the final third
– defensive contribution and effieciency
Style of play:
– explosive winger/inside forward
– player with a good body mass ratio who can develop very well physically in the coming years
– excellent agility, body balance, changes of pace, and coordination
– likes to dribble
– likes to cut inside and enter the penalty area whenever possible
– likes to play a direct style by running straight at defenders with pace
– spectacular player, who’s able to make a difference with his dribbling skills at any time
– player with a ‘quick feet’ who’s extremely explosive over the first meters
– counter-attacking weapon thanks to his pace and acceleration
– skillful, vertical, and confident
– excellent footwork and close control when dribbling at top speed
– good ability at first touch/high speed in 1-2 combinations style of play
– above-average creativity and decent passing skills in the final third
– competent indirect set-piece taker with decent crossing skills
– good jumping technique/decent in the air
– rather avoids using it but he’s able to cross and shoot with his weaker right foot quite comfortably
Camara enters the penalty area, beats his man with pace, and provides an assist with his weaker foot.
Camara shows his bravery, beats two opponents but his shot goes wide.
Camara gets past his opponent with extreme ease and gets fouled in a good position.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Right winger in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 3rd place with Burkina Faso.
League summary (as for 29 December 2023):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Ousmane Camara is a product of the Rahimo FC youth academy. He is considered to be one of the most interesting wingers of his generation in Africa. He showed himself to a wider crowd at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, where he was one of Burkina Faso’s leaders along with other very interesting players such as Souleymane Alio, Isidore Traoré, Emmanuel Ouedraogo, Arouna Ouattara, and Aboubacar Camara.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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