Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)

Mohamed Camara
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Camara
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-2018 AS Real Bamako
2018-2019 FC Liefering 35 (4)
2019 TSV Hartberg (loan) 7 (0)
2019-2022 FC Red Bull Salzburg 53 (2)
2022-2024 AS Monaco 49 (1)
2024- Al-Sadd Sports Club 17 (0)
International career
2019- Mali 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Camara (* 6 January 2000 in Bamako) is a Malian football player.

Career

Camara began his career at AS Real Bamako. In January 2018, he moved to Austria to join FC Red Bull Salzburg.[1] He was supposed to play for FC Liefering.

He made his debut for Liefering in the second division in February 2018 against FC Blau-Weiß Linz. He scored his first goal for Liefering in May 2018 in a 3-2 victory against TSV Hartberg. After the loan ended, he joined the Salzburg squad for the 2019/20 season. He made 13 Bundesliga appearances for Salzburg in the 2019/20 season and also played six times for Liefering. With Red Bull Salzburg, he won the double and also made his UEFA Europa League debut that season.

In the 2020/21 season, Camara finally broke through in the Bundesliga and established himself in Salzburg's defensive midfield. He started five Champions League matches, missing only the final group stage game due to a yellow card suspension. His success came to an abrupt end, however, when he was suspended for doping in February 2021. He was allowed to return to action in May 2021. With Salzburg, he won another double. He remained a regular starter in the 2021/22 season, making 25 Bundesliga appearances and playing in all eight Champions League matches. Salzburg once again secured the double.

In August 2022, Camara transferred to AS Monaco, a Ligue 1 club, where he signed a contract until June 2027. [2] In the summer of 2024, Camara moved to Qatari first division club al-Sadd Sports Club. At the end of the 2024/25 season, he won the Qatari championship with al-Sadd.

Doping Ban

In November 2020, Camara and his compatriot Sékou Koïta, who also played for Salzburg, tested positive for doping. According to RB Salzburg, they had received medication for altitude sickness from the Malian team doctor during an international match, which contained a banned substance. As a result, they were suspended for three months in February 2021.

Anti-Homophobia Campaign

On the final matchday of the 2023/24 French season, Camara refused to participate in a league-wide campaign against homophobia. He covered the crossed-out word "homophobia" on the team's jersey. He also refused to pose behind a banner for team photos. At the end of May 2024, he was suspended for four matches by the French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Football) for his actions.

International

In February 2019, he played for the U-20 team in the Africa Cup of Nations̝, which they won. This victory at the Africa Cup of Nations qualified them for the World Cup later that year, where they were defeated by Italy in the quarterfinals. Camara played in four of Mali's five matches. In September 2019, he made his debut for the U-23 team. In October 2019, Camara made his debut for the senior national team against South Africa. In November 2019, he scored his first goal for Mali in a 2-0 victory against Chad.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2017–18 2. Liga 151——151
2018–19 2. Liga 142——142
2019–20 2. Liga 61——61
Total 354——354
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 7000—70
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 131102[b]0161
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 150427[c]0262
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 2512010[c]0371
Total 53272190794
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 290008[b]0370
2023–24 Ligue 1 18000—180
Total 4700080550
Career total 1426722701768
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 30 January 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201921
202020
202160
202262
202360
202420
Total243
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[4]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Camara
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2019Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad Chad2–02–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24 June 2022Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Congo1–04–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
39 June 2022St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda South Sudan1–13–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mali U20

  • Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 2019[5]

FC Red Bull Salzburg

al-Sadd Sports Club

  • Qatari championː 2025

Individual

References

  1. ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg
  2. ↑ AS Monaco
  3. ↑ Mohamed Camara at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Mohamed Camara at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ "Mali - M. Camara - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "A decade of dominance: how Red Bull Salzburg kept the good times rolling". Red Bull. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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