Kara Mbodji

Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (born 22 November 1989), commonly known as Kara or Kara Mbodji, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Al-Sailiya and the Senegal national team. He can be deployed as a defender, defensive midfielder or in the central midfield.

Kara
Mbodji with Genk in 2014
Personal information
Full name Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji
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(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Sailiya
Number 14
Youth career
Diambars FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Diambars FC 43 (4)
2010–2012 Tromsø 70 (8)
2013–2015 Genk 75 (4)
2015–2019 Anderlecht 91 (6)
2018–2019 → Nantes (loan) 6 (0)
2019– Al-Sailiya 17 (1)
National team‡
2011–2012 Senegal U23 7 (1)
2011– Senegal 47 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2018

Club career

At the age of 15, Mbodji 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] His loan ended early, in January 2019, with Mbodji citing lack of playing time.[6]

On 20 July 2019, Al-Sailiya signed Kara Mbodji for three season from Anderlecht.[7]

International career

Mbodji was a part of the Senegal team for the 2012 Olympic Games.[8] 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.[9]

In June 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2010[11] Tippeligaen 22020——240
2011[11] 265104[lower-alpha 1]0—315
2012[12] 223403[lower-alpha 1]1—294
Total 7087071—849
Genk 2012–13[13][14] Pro League 2020008[lower-alpha 2]2122
2013–14[13][15] 2603010[lower-alpha 1]28[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0472
2014–15[13] 24210—6[lower-alpha 2]0312
2015–16[13] 20———20
Total 54260102222926
Anderlecht 2015–16[13] Pro League 241009[lower-alpha 1]18[lower-alpha 2]1413
2016–17[13] First Division A 213007[lower-alpha 1]08[lower-alpha 2]1364
2017–18[13] 12010502[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0200
Total 57410211182977
Nantes 2018–19[13] Ligue 1 6020——80
Career total 1871816038440028122
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Belgian Pro League / Belgian First Division A playoffs
  3. One appearance in the Belgian Super Cup

International
As of 8 June 2018[16]
Senegal
YearAppsGoals
201110
201210
201330
201471
2015101
201660
2017122
201810
Total414

International goals
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2014Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Botswana1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.23 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea South Africa1–11–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
3.15 January 2017Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Tunisia2–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations
4.14 November 2017Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal South Africa2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

Anderlecht

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Kara Mbodji tekent overeenkomst bij RSC Anderlecht". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Kara enig med Genk" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
  4. Dove, Ed (13 August 2017). "Kara Mbodji extends Anderlecht deal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 August 2018). "Senegal's Kara Mbodji joins Nantes on season's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. Okeleji, Oluwashina (15 January 2019). "Senegal's Kara Mbodji confirms and explains Nantes exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "Kara Mbodji (ex-Nantes) quitte Anderlecht pour Al-Sailiya". L'Équipe (in French).
  8. "Kara Mbodj Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. "South Africa 1-1 Senegal". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  10. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. Kara Mbodji at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. "Serigne Mbodj » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  14. "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  16. "Kara Mbodji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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