Mohamed Ali Camara

Mohamed Ali Camara (born 28 August 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Swiss club Young Boys. Camara is nicknamed Piqué, named after his footballing idol Gerard Piqué.[2]

For other people named Mohammad Ali, see Mohammad Ali (disambiguation).
Mohamed Ali Camara
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ali Camara
Date of birth (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997
Place of birth Kérouané, Guinea[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 4
Youth career
2016–2017 Horoya
2017 → Hafia (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana 29 (2)
2018– Young Boys 33 (3)
National team‡
2017 Guinea U20 8 (1)
2018– Guinea 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2019

Professional career

Camara began his professional career with Horoya AC in Guinea in 2016.[3] After a season on loan with Hafia from Horoya, Camara signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Ra'anana on 14 July 2017.[4] He made his professional debut for Ra'anana in a 0–0 Israeli Premier League tie with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. on 19 August 2017.[5]

After a successful season, Camara joined BSC Young Boys on 6 July 2018, agreeing a contract until 2022.[6]

International career

Camara represented the Guinea U20s at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[7] and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[8]

Camara made his international debut for the senior Guinea national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mauritania on 24 March 2018.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 December 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 29251——343
Young Boys 2018–19 Swiss Super League 1424140—223
2019–20 9120——111
2020–21 1000070—170
Total 33361110—504
Career total 6259211000847

Honours

Young Boys

References
  1. "Le defenseur, Mohamed Ali Camara signe au Horoya AC". www.nouvelledeguinee.com.
  2. "Transfert/Hafia : Mohamed Aly Camara tout proche de rejoindre l'Israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
  3. "TRANSFERT : MOHAMED ALI CAMARA SIGNE AU HOROYA". Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. "Officiel : Mohamed Aly Camara signe au Hapoel Raanana en israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
  5. "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 19 August 2017 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  6. "Suisse - YB Berne : Mohamed Ali Camara en renfort (officiel) - Football 365". 6 July 2018.
  7. bscyb.ch. "YB verpflichtet Verteidiger Mohamed Ali Camara - NEWS-ÜBERSICHT - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
  8. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "Squad Lists announced". www.cafonline.com.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Guinea (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  10. "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  11. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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