Kara Mbodji

Kara
Mbodj with Genk in 2014
Personal information
Full name Serigne Modou Kara Mbodj
Date of birth (1989-11-22) 22 November 1989[1]
Place of birth Ndiass, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nantes (on loan from Anderlecht)
Youth career
Diambars FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Diambars FC 43 (4)
2010–2012 Tromsø 70 (8)
2013–2015 Genk 92 (5)
2015– Anderlecht 74 (6)
2018– → Nantes (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Senegal U23 7 (1)
2011– Senegal 47 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:57, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2018

Serigne Modou Kara Mbodj (born 22 November 1989), commonly known as Kara or Kara Mbodj, is a Senegalese football defender who currently plays for French club FC Nantes, on loan from R.S.C. Anderlecht, and the Senegal national team. He can be deployed as a defender, defensive midfielder or in the central midfield.

Club career

At the age of 15, Mbodj joined the Diambars academy in Dakar, Senegal.[2] On 2 February 2010, he joined Norwegian club Tromsø IL. During his three seasons in the Norwegian Premier League, he was awarded best player of his team and twice second best player of the Championship.

On 31 December 2012, Mbodji joined KRC Genk for a fee of €1.4 million.[3] After regularly starting for Genk in defence and winning the 2012–13 Belgian Cup, his contract was extended until June 2018.

On 7 August 2015, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €4.5 million, signing a four-year deal until June 2019.[2] In August 2017, he agreed a contract extension with the club until 2020.[4] In his time at the club he made 97 appearances scoring 7 goals.[5]

On 30 August 2018, one day before the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, Mbodji moved to Ligue 1 side FC Nantes on loan for the 2018–19 season. Nantes also secured an option to sign him permanently.[5]

International career

Mbodji was a part of the Senegal selection for the 2012 Olympic Games. He was included in the Senegal national football team's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored in a 1–1 draw with South Africa in the team's second group match.[6]

In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 July 2018
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Tromsø 2010[8] Tippeligaen 22020——240
2011[8] 265104[lower-alpha 1]0—315
2012[9] 223403[lower-alpha 1]1—294
Total 7087071—849
Genk 2012–13[10] Pro League 1022000—122
2013–14[11] 3303010[lower-alpha 1]21[lower-alpha 2]0472
2014–15[12] 30210——312
2015–16[13] 20———20
Total 7546010210926
Anderlecht 2015–16[13] Pro League 322009[lower-alpha 1]1—413
2016–17[14] First Division A 294007[lower-alpha 1]0—364
2017–18[15] 13010501[lower-alpha 2]0200
Total 7461021110977
Career total 219181403842027322
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International

As of 28 June 2018[16]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201110
201210
201330
201471
2015101
201660
2017122
201810
Total414

International goals

As of match played 14 November 2017
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first (includes one unofficial goal).[17]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2014Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Botswana1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.13 January 2015Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco Guinea3–05–2Unofficial friendly
3.23 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea South Africa1–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
4.15 January 2017Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Tunisia2–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations
5.14 November 2017Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal South Africa2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

Anderlecht

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kara Mbodji tekent overeenkomst bij RSC Anderlecht". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "K.Mbodj". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Dove, Ed (13 August 2017). "Kara Mbodji extends Anderlecht deal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 August 2018). "Senegal's Kara Mbodji joins Nantes on season's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "South Africa 1-1 Senegal". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 Kara Mbodji at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kara Mbodji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Senegal – K. Mbodji – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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