Mohamed Camara (footballer, born 1997)

Mady Camara
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Mady Camara
Date of birth (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997
Place of birth Matam, Guinea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2015 AS Kaloum
2015–2016 Santoba FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ajaccio 45 (2)
2018– Olympiacos 6 (1)
National team‡
2018– Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Mohamed Mady Camara (born 28 February 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Olympiacos.

Club career

Camara began his career with Guinean sides Kaloum and Santoba, before training with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio in May 2015.[1][2] He impressed during his time on trial and signed a professional contract with the club in 2016.

On 20 May 2018, Camara scored a goal in the dying seconds of extra time to tie the game at 2–2 against Le Havre AC in the promotion playoffs semifinal. AC Ajaccio won in penalties 5–3, after Ghislain Gimbert scored the decisive penalty.[3] On 6 March 2018, he signed a five years contract with Super League giants Olympiacos ahead of the 2018–19 season for an undisclosed fee. The cost of the transfer is estimated to €2.5 million. [4] [5]

International career

Camara made his professional debut for Guinea in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 9 September 2018.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "AJACCIO ACA: Mohamed Mady bientôt pro!". Conkary Sports. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mohamed Mady: Le Guineen en Essai a Ajaccio". Africa Top Sports. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "ACA-HAC (5-4 TAB): Une qualification spectaculaire ! (in French)". ac-ajaccio.corsica. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ ""Αγόρασε τον Καμαρά ο Ολυμπιακός"". www.sport24.gr. 6 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Πόσο κόστισε η μεταγραφή Καμαρά στον Ολυμπιακό". www.newsbeast.gr. 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Guinea - Central African Republic 09/09/2018". www.cafonline.com.


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