Souleymane Camara
Souleymane Camara (born 22 December 1982) is a retired Senegalese footballer who played as a forward. 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]
Camara playing for Montpellier in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Souleymane Camara | ||
Date of birth | 22 December 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
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) |
2008–2020 | Montpellier | 347 | (59) |
Total | 487 | (80) | |
National team | |||
2002–2012 | Senegal | 35 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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
References
- "Souleymane Camara: Senegal striker ends 13-year spell at Montpellier". Goal. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- "Rennes vs. Montpellier 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "How Montpellier beat PSG to win the French title". BBC. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "Montpellier win it for Nicollin". www.ligue1.com. 5 August 2017.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (18 March 2019). "Senegal's Camara first player to score in 15 Ligue 1 seasons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (7 May 2019). "Senegal's Souleymane Camara extends Montpellier deal again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Montpellier : Souleymane Camara va arrêter sa carrière". L’équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "Monaco, tête couronnée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 - 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 - 2 on penalties)". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
- Souleymane Camara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Souleymane Camara at Soccerway