Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)

Mohamed Camara
	Camara with Liefering in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Camara
Date of birth	6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Monaco
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017	Real Bamako
2018–2020	Liefering
2019	→ Hartberg (loan)
2020–2022	Red Bull Salzburg
2022–	Monaco
National team‡
2017	Mali U17
2019	Mali U20
2019–	Mali
	* 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

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.

Career[change | change source]

He 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[change | change source]

Camara 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[change | change source]

In 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[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 4 May 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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 | change source]

As of match played 30 January 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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]

List of international goals scored by Mohamed Camara
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