Lassana Camará
Encyclopedia
Lassana Camará, aka Saná (born 29 December 1991 in Bissau
, Guinea-Bissau
), is a Guinea Bissauan-born Portuguese
footballer who plays for Real Valladolid
in Spain
, as a central midfielder.
. He started his professional career at Servette FC
in Switzerland
: having arrived injured from the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
, he only returned to competition in January 2011, and played just 257 minutes in the second division campaign, as the João Alves
-led team - a former Benfica player and also Saná's manager in the club's juniors - attained top level
promotion.
On 9 July 2011, Camará signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid
in Spain
.
Bissau
Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. The city's borders are conterminous with the Bissau Autonomous Sector. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos...
, Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
), is a Guinea Bissauan-born Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, as a central midfielder.
Club career
Camará spent four years in S.L. Benfica's youth system, scoring two goals in 33 games in his last year as a juniorS.L. Benfica Juniors
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Juniors is the youth team department of the Portuguese football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica....
. He started his professional career at Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
: having arrived injured from the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semi-finals:-----Final:-Goalscorers:4 goals Daniel Pacheco3 goals Zvonko Pamić Cédric Bakambu Alexandre Lacazette...
, he only returned to competition in January 2011, and played just 257 minutes in the second division campaign, as the João Alves
João Resende Alves
João António Ferreira Resende Alves , is a retired Portuguese footballer and a current coach.A skilled attacking midfielder, he was considered one of the best Portuguese players from his generation, and earned the nickname "Luvas Pretas", from the black gloves he used to wear while playing.During...
-led team - a former Benfica player and also Saná's manager in the club's juniors - attained top level
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
promotion.
On 9 July 2011, Camará signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.