Lamine Camara

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Lamine Camara
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Lamine Camara in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Lamine Camara
Date of birth (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Diouloulou, Senegal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Metz
Number 18
Youth career
Galaxy FA
Casa Sports
2019–2021 Génération Foot
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Génération Foot 23 (2)
2023– Metz 15 (1)
International career‡
Senegal U20
Senegal U23
2022– Senegal 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024

Lamine Camara (born 1 January 2004) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Metz and the Senegal national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Diouloulou, Camara played for Galaxy FA in Dakar, followed by Casa Sports, before joining Génération Foot in November 2019. [1]

Metz

In February 2023, Camara signed for French side Metz on a three-and-a-half year deal. [2] [3] On 15 April, he made his debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute, in a 3–0 victory over Bordeaux in Ligue 2. [4] Later that year, on 22 October, he scored his first goal in Ligue 1 from his own half, 58 metres (190 ft) away from goal, in a 2–1 away defeat against Monaco. [5]

International career

Youth

Camara was called up to the Senegalese under-20 side for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [6]

Senior

Camara represented the Senegalese national team at the 2022 African Nations Championship, where he was named best young player of the group stage. [7]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. [8]

Style of play

Camara's style of play draws comparisons to N'Golo Kanté and Sergio Busquets. He's a versatile box-to-box player with a powerful presence in midfield, excelling in ball recovery while showcasing precise passing and offensive flair. His free-kick-taking ability is akin to James Ward-Prowse. [1] [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 November 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Génération Foot 2021–22 [11] Senegal Premier League 2320000232
Metz 2022–23 Ligue 2 4000—40
2023–24 Ligue 1 11100—111
Total15100—151
Career total38300—383

International

As of match played 15 January 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202272
2023102
202422
Total196
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camara goal.
List of international goals scored by Lamine Camara
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 July 2022 Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South AfricaFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–01–1 2022 COSAFA Cup
215 July 2022 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–13–42022 COSAFA Cup
327 January 2023 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, AlgeriaFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 1–01–0 2022 African Nations Championship
418 November 2023 Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, SenegalFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 3–04–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
515 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory CoastFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2–03–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
63–0

Honours

Senegal U20

Senegal

Individual

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References

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