Mamadou Camara (footballer, born 2002)

Mamadou "Koto" Camara (born 15 October 2002) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Nancy on loan from Lens.

Mamadou Camara

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal^[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nancy
Number	11
Youth career
2017–2021	Dakar Sacré-Cœur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Dakar Sacré-Cœur	12	(1)
2021–	Lens II	19	(2)
2022–	Lens	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bastia (loan)	6	(0)
2023–	→ Nancy (loan)	7	(0)
International career^‡
2022	Senegal U23	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:58, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of the Senegalese club Dakar Sacré-Cœur, Camara began his senior career with them in 2021 making 12 appearances and scoring a goal.^[2]

He moved to France with Lens in July 2021 signing a three-year contract, and began his career with their reserves.^[3] He moved to the Ligue 2 club Bastia on 1 September 2022.^[4] He made his professional debut with Bastia in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Metz on 17 September 2022.^[5] On 1 February 2023, he cut his loan short with Bastia and returned to Lens.^[6]

International career

Camara is a youth international for Senegal, having played for the Senegal U23s.^[7]

References

1. "Player". Ligue1.
2. Coeur, Dakar Sacré (2 July 2021). "Mamadou Camara signe au RC Lens pour 3 ans".
3. ""Mamadou Camara va beaucoup progresser au RC Lens"". 9 July 2021.
4. "Un jeune du RC Lens file en prêt en Ligue 2". 90min.com. 1 September 2022.
5. "Bastia 1-0 Metz, Ligue 2 : résumé du match (17/09/2022)". L'Équipe.
6. Rocher, Adrien (1 February 2023). "RC Lens : Mamadou Camara est de retour !". Le 11 HDF.
7. "Ils sont partis du RC Lens cet été : Mamadou Camara". Lensois.com. 11 December 2022.

External links

• Mamadou Camara at Soccerway