Amara Ahmed Ouattara (born 21 October 1983) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Outtara was born in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. After starting professionally in his country with Rail Club du Kadiogo in 2003, Ouattara moved the following year to the Ivory Coast, signing with ASEC Mimosas. Ouattara then spent the following years in France, always in the lower leagues (Championnat National); he started with AS Cherbourg Football (24 matches and one goal in two half seasons), then US Raon-l'Étape (13 matches in 2007–08) and ÉDS Montluçon. International career Ouattara gained his first cap for Burkina Faso in 2003, and was a member of the national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, as it finished bottom of its group in the first round, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also represented the nation at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, as it finished atop in group stage, before bowing out in the round of 16. References 1983 births Living people People from Bobo-Dioulasso Burkinabé footballers Burkinabé expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Rail Club du Kadiogo players ASEC Mimosas players AS Cherbourg Football players US Raon-l'Étape players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in Ivory Coast Expatriate footballers in France Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France Burkina Faso international footballers Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players 21st-century Burkinabé people