Impact Ink Hassoun Camara for 2011 Season
The Montreal Impact announced last Monday the signing of French midfielder Hassoun Camara.
“Camara is a versatile player, who can also play as a center back,” said Impact sporting director Nick De Santis. “He has played at a very high level and has a bucket full of experience. He joins the Impact at a good age and will continue to improve with us. We hope he will adapt well to the North American game.”
Camara (27), a defensive midfielder has played 43 league games in France’s Ligue 2 with SC Bastia, from 2008 to 2010. Previously, he played in the CFA (4th division) with Noisy-le-Sec from 2003 to 2006. He also had a stint in the first division with l'Olympique de Marseille, from 2006 to 2008, but played only one cup game.
Camara, brings the total number of Import players on the team to 5 for the 2011 season. The maximum allowed as per the NASL rules is 7. The other four players currently under contract with the team are Philippe Billy, Leonardo Di Lorenzo, Anthony Le Gall and Richard Pelletier.
The Impact will also be taking a look at two other players, formerly of other USSF D-2 teams from last season. Both midfielder Luke Kreamelmayer and goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski have been invited to the impact’s 2011 training camp.
Kreamelmayer has played over 150 games in the American second division, scoring five goals with AC St-Louis last season. He has also worn the colours of the Carolina RailHawks, the Rochester Rhinos and the Portland Timbers. Matt Pyzdrowski played with Portland in 2010.
Injury notes and contract discussions:
Midfielder David Testo, who underwent ankle surgery on January 27, as well as defender Adam Braz, who was operated on his hip in mid-November, are both still recovering
The Impact have also confirmed that the club will not be offering a contract to goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic for the upcoming season, while no decision has been made yet on midfielders Simon Gatti and Marco Terminesi.
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