Mahdi Camara
Mahdi Camara (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saint-Étienne.
 Camara playing for Saint Etienne reserves in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Martigues, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Martigues | ||
| 2013–2018 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Saint-Étienne II | 55 | (9) |
| 2018– | Saint-Étienne | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Laval (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2014 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Club career
Proceeding from their youth academy, Camara signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 15 March 2018.[1] He made his professional debut with ASSE in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over En Avant de Guingamp on 11 August 2018.[2]
In January 2019, he was loaned to Laval. until the end of the season.[3]
He has been enjoying a spell of first team appearances in Ligue 1 and Europa league with Saint Etienne in the 2019/2020 season.[4] Since the appointment of Claude Puel as the club manager, he has established himself as a first-teamer.
Personal life
Camara was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[5] He is a youth international for France.
References
- Rédaction. "Saint-Etienne : premier contrat pour Mahdi Camara".
- "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Saint-Etienne / EA Guingamp". www.lfp.fr.
- "#MERCATO - MAHDI CAMARA PRÊTÉ AU STADE LAVALLOIS MFC". Stade Lavallois. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "AS Saint-Étienne - Petit à petit, Mahdi Camara fait son nid au milieu de terrain". France Bleu (in French). 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- "En tête à tête avec Mahdi Camara". asse.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
External links
- Mahdi Camara at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
- Mahdi Camara at Soccerway
- Mahdi Camara – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
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