Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)

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Mohamed Camara
FC Liefering gegen Young Violets Austria Wien (10. August 2018) 09.jpg
Camara with Liefering in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Camara [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2017 Real Bamako
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Real Bamako
2018–2019 FC Liefering 35 (4)
2019 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 53 (2)
2022–2024 Monaco 49 (1)
2024– Al Sadd 7 (0)
International career‡
2017 Mali U17 10 (1)
2019 Mali U20 5 (2)
2019 Mali U23 1 (0)
2019– Mali 30 (3)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Men's football
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Niger
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Mohamed Camara (born 6 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Mali national team.

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Club career

Camara started his career at Real Bamako before joining Red Bull Salzburg on five-year deal in 2018. [3]

On 8 January 2019, he was loaned to TSV Hartberg for the rest of the season. [4]

On 18 February 2021, Camara was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA in which Camara tested positive after taking an altitude sickness medicine prescribed by the Malian National Team Doctor. [5]

On 14 August 2022, Monaco announced that Camara signed a five-year contract with the club. [6]

On 30 July 2024, Camara signed a five-year contract with Qatari side Al Sadd. [7]

International career

Camara debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019. [8]

In December 2021, Camara was selected by coach Mohamed Magassouba to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [9] [10]

On January 2, 2024, he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected by Éric Chelle to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [11]

Controversy

On 19 May 2024, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. During this event, Camara covered the campaign logo on his jersey, which featured the word 'Homophobie', with a red cross using two pieces of white tape. He also removed the LFP logo in rainbow colors on the sleeves with a black tape. [12] [13] Before the event, he refused to pose for the pre-match group photo in which the football players posed in front of the campaign logo. The French Minister of Equal Opportunities and French Sports Minister condemned his actions. [14] The sports minister called his actions "unacceptable behavior" and asked for the "strongest sanctions" against Camara. [15] [16] In reference to his actions, the minister of equality tweeted, "Homophobia is not an opinion, it's a crime. And homophobia kills. There must be strict punishment for Mohamed Camara." [17] The LFP summoned Camara for a disciplinary hearing. Monaco's general manager Thiago Scuro apologized and cited religious reasons for the actions of Camara, a Muslim. [18] However, the Malian Football Federation issued a support letter for his actions, citing "fundamental rights". [19] On 30 May 2024, the LFP suspended Camara for four matches. [20] [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Liefering 2017–18 2. Liga 151——151
2018–19 2. Liga142——142
2019–20 2. Liga61——61
Total354——354
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 7000—70
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga131102 [b] 0161
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga150427 [c] 0262
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga2512010 [c] 0371
Total53272190794
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 290008 [b] 0370
2023–24 Ligue 120100—201
Total4910080571
Al Sadd 2024–25 Qatar Stars League 70006 [d] 0130
Career total1517723301919

International

As of match played 15 November 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 201921
202020
202160
202262
202360
202480
Total303
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first. [23]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Camara
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2019 Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, ChadFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 2–02–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24 June 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1–04–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
39 June 2022 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, UgandaFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1–13–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Mali U17

Mali U20

Individual

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