Mamadi Camara

Mamadi Camara (born February 25, 1995) is a Guinean soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship.

For the Reading player, see Mamadi Camará.
Mamadi Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 11
Youth career
CS Longueuil
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Simon Fraser Clan 69 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 CS Longueuil 11 (3)
2017 Vancouver TSS FC Rovers 8 (2)
2018 Calgary Foothills 8 (0)
2019 CS St-Hubert 4 (3)
2020– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2020

Career

College

Camara played four seasons of college soccer at Division II Simon Fraser University in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference between 2015 and 2018, where he made 69 appearances, scoring 29 goals and tallying 20 assists.[1][2] Over his four years for SFU, he was named to the GNAC first all-star team each year, the All-West team in his final three years, and GNAC player of the year in his senior season.[3]

Semi-professional

While at college, Camara played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Longueuil in 2014 and 2015.[4] In 2016, during his summer break, he was invited to train with Whitecaps FC 2, the second team of Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[5] In 2017, he joined USL PDL club Vancouver TSS FC Rovers and then in the following year joined Calgary Foothills. In 2019, he played with PLSQ club CS St-Hubert.[6][7] Afterwards, he returned to B.C., and joined amateur side Surrey Central City Breakers FC, helping them win the 2019 Challenge Trophy as national champions.[8]

MLS SuperDraft

Prior to the draft, Camara was one of six Canadians, and the only NCAA Division II player, invited to the MLS Combine.[3] On January 11, 2019, Camara was selected 46th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[9] He became the first player who played in the PLSQ to be drafted into the MLS.[10][11] However, he did not sign with the club.[12]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On December 17, 2019, Camara joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks ahead of their 2020 season.[13] He scored his first professional goal on September 16 against El Paso Locomotive.[12]

Personal

Camara was born in Guinea, before moving to Montreal in Canada aged four-years old.[14]

Career statistics
As of September 19, 2020[15]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Longueuil 2014[16] PLSQ 20——000020
2015[16] 93——20—113
Vancouver TSS FC Rovers 2017[17] PDL 82————82
Calgary Foothills FC 2018[18] 8000———80
CS St-Hubert 2019[16] PLSQ 43——00—43
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2020 USL Championship 141————141
Career total 45900002000479

References
  1. "Mamadi Camara selected 46th overall in MLS SuperDraft". Simon Fraser University Athletics.
  2. "Mamadi Camara | MLSsoccer.com".
  3. Adams, J.J. (January 13, 2019). "MLS SuperDraft: SFU's Mamadi Camara finds the perfect fit in San Jose". The Province.
  4. "MLS: Mamadi camara quitte le Canada pour pour la major league" [MLS: Mamadi Camara leaves Canada for the major league]. Guinée Actusport (in French). January 17, 2019.
  5. McColl, Michael (April 10, 2017). "Get To Know Your TSS Rovers: Mamadi Camara". Away From The Numbers.
  6. "Mamadi Camara - Colorado Switchbacks (USL) 2020". CS St-Hubert.
  7. "François Bourgeais (St-Hubert) : " On a à coeur de combler l'écart avec les gros de PLSQ "" [François Bourgeais (St-Hubert): "We are keen to bridge the gap with the big PLSQ"]. Just eSoccer (in French). September 18, 2019.
  8. Zillich, Tom (December 19, 2019). "Pro deal for Camara, who helped Surrey's CCB team win national soccer championship". The Surrey Now News-Leader.
  9. "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Three Players in 2019 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes".
  10. Harvey-Pinard, Katherine (January 16, 2019). "Un ancien du CS Longueuil repêché en MLS" [A former CS Longueuil drafted in MLS]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
  11. "Mamadi Camara, premier joueur PLSQ sélectionné en MLS" [Mamadi Camara, first PLSQ player selected in MLS]. Just eSoccer (in French). January 16, 2019.
  12. Benedetto, Vinny (September 18, 2020). "Mamadi Camara hopes to replicate college success with Colorado Springs Switchbacks". The Gazette.
  13. "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign Mamadi Camara". www.switchbacksfc.com.
  14. "MLS SuperDraft: SFU's Mamadi Camara finds the perfect fit in San Jose | The Province". January 13, 2019.
  15. "M.Camara". Soccerway.
  16. "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  17. "Mamadi Camara 2017 Stats". Premier Development League.
  18. "Mamadi Camara 2018 Stats". Premier Development League.


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