Lassana Camará Explained

Saná
Fullname:Lassana Camará[1]
Birth Date:29 December 1991
Birth Place:Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height:1.70 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2006–2010
Years1:2010–2011
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Servette (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2012
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2013
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2014
Years6:2014–2015
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2016–2017
Caps7:10
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2018
Caps9:3
Goals9:0
Years10:2019
Caps10:1
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008–2010
Nationalcaps2:32
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2011
Nationalcaps3:13
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2011
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2014–
Nationalcaps5:3
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:9 December 2019
Nationalteam-Update:25 March 2017

Lassana Camará [2] (born 29 December 1991), commonly known as Saná, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, Saná spent four years in S.L. Benfica's academy, scoring two goals in 33 games in his last year as a junior. He started his professional career at Servette FC in Switzerland: having arrived injured from the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he only returned to competition in January 2011, and played just 257 minutes in the second division campaign as the João Alves-led side – a former Benfica player and also his youth manager – attained Super League promotion.

Saná signed a three-year contract with Real Valladolid in Spain on 9 July 2011.[3] At the end of his first and only season the team promoted to La Liga after a two-year absence, but he only totalled 33 minutes of action and was released after several problems with the management and the board of directors.[4] [5]

On 30 August 2014, after nearly two years without a club and a brief spell in Brazil, Saná joined S.C. Braga, being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda Liga.[6] He remained in that tier the following years, being rarely played at Académico de Viseu F.C. and Leixões SC.[7]

Saná moved to SCM Gloria Buzău of the Romanian Liga III in late January 2019.[8]

International career

Saná won 51 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 13 for the under-20s. He helped them reach the final at the 2011 FIFA World Cup,[9] appearing in three matches.[10]

Saná switched allegiance to Guinea Bissau in 2014, making his debut on 2 August by playing 59 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Botswana for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[11]

Honours

Club

Gloria Buzău

2018–19

International

Portugal U20

Orders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sana. Mais Futebol. Portuguese. 17 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20. President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team. Arquivo Presidência. Portuguese. 6 September 2011. 16 March 2021.
  3. News: Sana: "Voy a demostrar por qué el Real Valladolid ha confiado en mí". Sana: "I will show why Real Valladolid trusted in me". El Norte de Castilla. Spanish. 10 July 2011. 26 October 2012.
  4. News: Saná y Manucho, ausencias inesperadas en el regreso al trabajo. Saná and Manucho, unexpected absences in return to work. Marca. Spanish. 27 December 2011. 29 March 2018.
  5. News: Djukic propaga su filosofía en las dos orillas del Pisuerga. Djukic spreads his philosophy at the banks of the Pisuerga. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 17 June 2012. 29 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Saná no SC Braga. Saná to SC Braga. International Foot. Portuguese. August 2014. 31 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Sana no Leixões por duas épocas. Sana to Leixões for two seasons. Sou Djurtu. Gervásio. Lopes. Portuguese. 2 September 2017. 17 March 2021.
  8. Web site: EXCLUSIV A pierdut finala CM de fotbal în faţa Braziliei, iar acum îşi relansează cariera în Crâng. Fotbalistul pe care Casemiro nu l-a impresionat. EXCLUSIVE He lost the football World Cup final to Brazil, and now is relaunching his career in Crâng. The football player that Casemiro did not impress. Buzaul Sportiv. Andrei. Pițigoi. Romanian. 20 January 2019. 17 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614042003/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=255631/match=300145903/match-report.html. dead. 14 June 2015. FIFA. 20 August 2011. 2 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?. Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?. Mais Futebol. Pedro Jorge. Da Cunha. Portuguese. 14 January 2021. 17 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Guinea Bissau 1–1 Botswana. African Soccer Weebly. 2 August 2014. 3 August 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140803053730/http://africansoccer.weebly.com/guinea-bissau-vs-botswana-can---2814.html. 3 August 2014. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Portuguese Honorary Orders. President of Portugal. Portuguese. 16 March 2021.