Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)

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Mohamed Camara
2018
Camara with Liefering in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Camara[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2017 Real Bamako
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Real Bamako
2018–2019 Liefering 35 (4)
2019 → Hartberg (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 53 (2)
2022– Monaco 49 (1)
International career‡
2017 Mali U17 10 (1)
2019 Mali U20 5 (2)
2019 Mali U23 1 (0)
2019– Mali 24 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Mali
Men's football
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Niger
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Winner 2017 Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Mohamed Camara (born 6 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Mali national team.

Club career[edit]

Camara started his career at AS Real Bamako before joining FC Red Bull Salzburg on five-year deal in 2018.[3]

On 8 January 2019, he was loaned to TSV Hartberg for the rest of the season.[4]

On 18 February 2021, Camara was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA in which Camara tested positive after taking an altitude sickness medicine prescribed by the Malian National Team Doctor.[5]

On 14 August 2022, Monaco announced that Camara signed a five-year contract with the club.[6]

World Day Against Homophobia incident[edit]

On May 19, 2024, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) celebrated the World Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. During this event, Mohamed Camara covered the campaign logo on his jersey, which featured the word ‘Homophobie,’ with a red cross using two pieces of white tape. He also removed the LFP logo in rainbow colors on the sleeves with a black tape.[7] [8] Before the event he refused to pose for the pre-match group photo in which the football players posed in front of the campaign logo. French Minister of Equal Opportunities and French Sports Minister condemned his actions.[9] The sports minister called his actions "unacceptable behavior" and asked for "strongest sanctions" against Camara.[10][11] In reference to his actions, the minister of equality tweeted, "Homophobia is not an opinion, it's a crime. And homophobia kills. There must be strict punishment for Mohamed Camara." [12] The French Professional League summoned him for the disciplinary hearing. Monaco's general manager Thiago Scuro apologized and cited religious reasons for the actions of Camara, a Muslim.[8][13] However, the Malian Football Federation issued a support letter for his alleged homophobic actions.[14]

International career[edit]

Camara debuted for the Mali national football team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 19 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liefering 2017–18 2. Liga 15 1 — — 15 1
2018–19 2. Liga 14 2 — — 14 2
2019–20 2. Liga 6 1 — — 6 1
Total 35 4 — — 35 4
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 2[b] 0 16 1
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 15 0 4 2 7[c] 0 26 2
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 25 1 2 0 10[c] 0 37 1
Total 53 2 7 2 19 0 79 4
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 29 0 0 0 8[b] 0 37 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
Total 49 1 0 0 8 0 57 1
Career total 144 7 7 2 27 0 178 9
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 30 January 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mali 2019 2 1
2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 2
2023 6 0
2024 2 0
Total 24 3
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.[17]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Camara
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 November 2019 Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad  Chad 2–0 2–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 4 June 2022 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali  Congo 1–0 4–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 9 June 2022 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda  South Sudan 1–1 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours[edit]

Red Bull Salzburg

Mali U17

Mali U20

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Camara". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Neuzugang beim FC Red Bull Salzburg" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg.
  4. ^ "MOHAMED CAMARA MOVES TO LEAGUE RIVALS". Red Bull Salzburg.
  5. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Suspensions for Camara and Koita". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. February 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Camara joins AS Monaco on a five year deal". Monaco. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ Holmes, Jon (19 May 2024). "Soccer player tapes over anti-homophobia badge on jersey in snub of league, LGBTQ community". Outsports.
  8. ^ a b Stonehouse, Gary (23 May 2024). "'VERY SAD' AS Monaco forced to apologise after star covered up anti-homophobia badge as he's slammed for 'unacceptable behaviour'". The Sun (United Kingdom).
  9. ^ "Football: Mohamed Camara hides the badge in support of LGBTQ". Africanews. 22 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Camara criticised for covering anti-homophobia logos". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024.
  11. ^ Rampling, Ali (21 May 2024). "Mohamed Camara: French sports minister demands 'strongest sanctions' for LGBTQ+ badge incident". The Athletic.
  12. ^ "Sanctions urged after Monaco player tapes over LGBTQ badge". ESPN. 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Monaco apologise to LFP over Mohamed Camara controversy - Get French Football News". 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  14. ^ "Camara faces rap in 'homophobia' row as Mali defends 'free speech'". Republican Herald. 22 May 2024.
  15. ^ "South Africa vs. Mali - 13 October 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ Mohamed Camara at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Mohamed Camara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  18. ^ "A decade of dominance: how Red Bull Salzburg kept the good times rolling". Red Bull. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  19. ^ "Mali - M. Camara - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  20. ^ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

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