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Ilay Camara

Squad depthAnderlecht · 23 yrsRotation
51.8
11%
Ratingi
16.2
51.6%
Seasoni
16.4
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 25 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameIlay Camara
PositionFull-back
NationalityBelgium
Age23
Date of birth18 Jan 2003
Height174 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubAnderlecht
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Season stats

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25
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1309
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Anderlecht.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

I. Camara is a 23-year-old full-back at Anderlecht, rated 51.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 75 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Camara.

Judged on this season alone, Camara graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 8 of the 8 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 4 clean sheets and 3.506 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 4th of 8 of the 8 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 23 Camara is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 16.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential4th of 8 full-backs · Jupiler Pro LeagueCurrent season4th of 8 full-backs · Jupiler Pro League4th-best full-back in the Jupiler Pro League19th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential4th-highest potential full-back in the Jupiler Pro League
51.8
Ratingi
4th of 8 full-backs
16.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.51
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Anderlecht finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

25
Apps
3.51
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
30
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.8, Camara carries the 4th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 8. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions30
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.