Mamadou Camara (footballer, born 2002)

Mamadou "Koto" Camara (born 15 October 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Nancy on loan from Lens.

Mamadou Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nancy
Number 11
Youth career
2017–2021 Dakar Sacré-Cœur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dakar Sacré-Cœur 12 (1)
2021– Lens II 19 (2)
2022– Lens 0 (0)
2022–2023Bastia (loan) 6 (0)
2023–Nancy (loan) 7 (0)
International career
2022 Senegal U23 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:58, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

A youth product of the Senegalese club Dakar Sacré-Cœur, Camara began his senior career with them in 2021 making 12 appearances and scoring a goal.[2]

He moved to France with Lens in July 2021 signing a three-year contract, and began his career with their reserves.[3] He moved to the Ligue 2 club Bastia on 1 September 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Bastia in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Metz on 17 September 2022.[5] On 1 February 2023, he cut his loan short with Bastia and returned to Lens.[6]

International career edit

Camara is a youth international for Senegal, having played for the Senegal U23s.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player". Ligue1.
  2. ^ Coeur, Dakar Sacré (2 July 2021). "Mamadou Camara signe au RC Lens pour 3 ans".
  3. ^ ""Mamadou Camara va beaucoup progresser au RC Lens"". 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Un jeune du RC Lens file en prêt en Ligue 2". 90min.com. 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Bastia 1-0 Metz, Ligue 2 : résumé du match (17/09/2022)". L'Équipe.
  6. ^ Rocher, Adrien (1 February 2023). "RC Lens : Mamadou Camara est de retour !". Le 11 HDF.
  7. ^ "Ils sont partis du RC Lens cet été : Mamadou Camara". Lensois.com. 11 December 2022.

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