Souleymane Camara

Souleymane Camara (born 22 December 1982) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC. He is a former Senegal international and has represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2002, 2006, and 2012.[1]

Souleymane Camara
Camara playing for Montpellier in 2012
Personal information
Full name Souleymane Camara
Date of birth (1982-12-22) 22 December 1982
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Monaco 59 (7)
2004 → Guingamp (loan) 13 (2)
2005–2008 Nice 31 (1)
2007–2008 → Montpellier (loan) 37 (11)
2008– Montpellier 335 (58)
National team‡
2002–2012 Senegal 35 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2012

Club career

Camara was influential in Montpellier winning their first ever Ligue 1 title in 2012, scoring 9 goals, including one goal in a crucial 2–0 victory over Rennes with two matches left in the season.[2][3][1]

On 5 August 2017, Camara scored the only goal in Montpellier HSC's 1–0 win against SM Caen on matchday 1 of the 2017–18 season. It was his 48th Ligue 1 goal for Montpellier and made him Montpellier's record scorer in Ligue 1, breaking Laurent Blanc's 26-year-old record of 47 Division 1 goals scored for Montpellier in four seasons.[4]

In March 2019 he became the first player to score in 15 different seasons in France's Ligue 1 in the 21st century.[5] In May 2019 he extended his contract with Montpellier for a further season.[6]

In May 2020, it was announced that Camara would not extend his contract with Montpellier, and would retire at the end of the season.[7] By the end of his Montpellier career, Camara played a club-record 433 games in all competitions during his 13-year stay with 76 goals scored – a record bettered only by France legend Laurent Blanc.[1]

Honours

Club

Monaco

Montpellier

International

Senegal

References
  1. "Souleymane Camara: Senegal striker ends 13-year spell at Montpellier". Goal. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Rennes vs. Montpellier 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "How Montpellier beat PSG to win the French title". BBC. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Montpellier win it for Nicollin". www.ligue1.com. 5 August 2017.
  5. Okeleji, Oluwashina (18 March 2019). "Senegal's Camara first player to score in 15 Ligue 1 seasons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. Okeleji, Oluwashina (7 May 2019). "Senegal's Souleymane Camara extends Montpellier deal again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Montpellier : Souleymane Camara va arrêter sa carrière". L’équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. "Monaco, tête couronnée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 - 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 - 2 on penalties)". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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