Mahdi Camara

Mahdi Camara (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne. Having played for France at youth levels, he was called up to the Gambian senior squad ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Mahdi Camara
Camara playing for Saint Etienne reserves in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 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)
2016–2019 Saint-Étienne II 57 (9)
2018– Saint-Étienne 51 (3)
2019 → Laval (loan) 14 (3)
National team
2014 France U16 3 (0)
2016 France U19 1 (0)
2021- The Gambia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2021

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
  1. Rédaction. "Saint-Etienne : premier contrat pour Mahdi Camara".
  2. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Saint-Etienne / EA Guingamp". www.lfp.fr.
  3. "#MERCATO - MAHDI CAMARA PRÊTÉ AU STADE LAVALLOIS MFC". Stade Lavallois. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "En tête à tête avec Mahdi Camara". asse.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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