Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)
Mohamed Camara (born 6 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and the Mali national team.
_09.jpg) Camara with Liefering in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Camara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Real Bamako | ||
| 2018–2020 | Liefering | 35 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Hartberg (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Red Bull Salzburg | 53 | (2) |
| 2022– | Monaco | 47 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019– | Mali | 24 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Career
changeHe started his career with AS Real Bamako. 2018 he went to FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. [3] He then played for the farmteam FC Liefering. In February 2018 he debuted versus FC Blau-Weiß Linz. Camara scored his first goal in March 2018 versus TSV Hartberg. In January 2019 he went on loan to TSV Hartberg in the Bundesliga. He made his debut in March 2019 versus FC Wacker Innsbruck. After the end of the loan he became part of the FC Red Bull Salzburg squad.
In August 2022 Camara went to the French club AS Monaco.[4]
National team
changeCamara played for Mali U17, U20 and U23. With the U20 he won 2019 the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. On 13 October 2019 he played his first match for the Mali national football team versus South Africa.
Doping ban
changeIn November 2020 Mohamed Camara and Sekou Koita were suspended for three months. The team doctor gave them a medicine against altitude sickness which included forbidden components.[5]
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 4 May 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| TSV Hartberg (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 4 | ||
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 176 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
change- As of match played 30 January 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad |  Chad |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Congo |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda |  South Sudan |
1–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
changeMali U20
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
change- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2021–22[10]
References
change- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "Mohamed Camara". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg Official Homepage (German)
- ↑ Homepagse RB Salzburg (German)
- ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg Official Homepage
- ↑ Mohamed Camara at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mohamed Camara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Mali - M. Camara - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ "A decade of dominance: how Red Bull Salzburg kept the good times rolling". Red Bull. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-28.