Ilay Camara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonheiden, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Full back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Keerbergen | |||
| OH Leuven | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Anderlecht B | 30 | (0) |
| 2023– | RWDM | 28 | (3) |
| 2024– | Standard Liège | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:24, 4 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ilay Camara (born 18 January 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a full back or winger for Standard Liège.
Club career
[edit]Born in Bonheiden in Antwerp Province and of Senegalese origin, Camara began playing as a youth for KSC Keerbergen before joining OH Leuven. In 2019, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht.[1] In February 2023, while playing for the reserve team of Les Mauves in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, the 20-year-old signed his first professional contract, lasting until June 2025.[2]
On 6 September 2023, Camara joined Belgian Pro League side R.W.D. Molenbeek on a three-year deal in a free transfer. He arrived to cover the injury of Sambu Mansoni.[3] He played 28 games, scoring three goals and assisting five, as his team were relegated;[4] on 26 November he was sent off in a 2–1 loss on his return to Anderlecht.[5]
In June 2024, Camara was linked with a transfer to three clubs of the EFL Championship – Coventry City, Preston North End and Burnley – for a fee of £1.5-2 million. Stade de Reims of the French Ligue 1 were also interested.[6][7] Instead, on 13 August he was loaned to Standard Liège of the Belgian top flight, with the option to purchase.[4] In his first month at the club, he played at left and right full-back positions, being praised for his performances by newspaper La Dernière Heure.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Delstanches, Christophe (13 September 2024). "Formé à Anderlecht, Ilay Camara veut devenir un pion incontournable au Standard" [Formed at Anderlecht, Ilay Camara wants to become an undisputed part of Standard] (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Bourlon, Antoine (24 February 2023). "Premier contrat pro pour un espoir des RSCA Futures" [First pro contract for an RSCA Futures prospect] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Ilay Camara, des U23 d'Anderlecht à titulaire avec le RWDM en D1 : " Il doit saisir sa chance "" [Ilay Camara, from Anderlecht U23 to starter with RWDM in First Division: "He must take his chance"] (in French). Sud Info. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Nouvelle arrivée au Standard de Liège : Ilay Camara débarque en prêt du RWDM" [New arrival at Standard Liège: Ilay Camara arrives on loan from RWDM] (in French). RTBF. Belga. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Janssen, Louis (28 November 2023). "Le RWDM demande que Camara, exclu contre Anderlecht, ne soit pas suspendu : "Ça ouvrirait la porte à toutes les dérives", explique Boucaut" [RWDM ask that Camara, sent off against Anderlecht, not be suspended: "It would open the door to all sorts of precedents", explains Boucaut]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (20 June 2024). "Burnley reportedly join Preston North End and Coventry City in £1.5m transfer chase". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Turner, Andy (28 June 2024). "Sell, marry, avoid - Coventry City's transfer priorities amid Joe Worrall and Ilay Camara links". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Sterpigny, Sébastien (13 September 2024). "Ilay Camara s'est rapidement fait une place au Standard : "Je veux réaliser de grandes choses au Standard"" [Ilay Camara is quickly making a place for himself at Standard: "I want to perform great things at Standard"]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ilay Camara at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Bonheiden
- Footballers from Antwerp Province
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- Standard Liège players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Belgian people of Senegalese descent
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen