Mady Camara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Mady Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Matam, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | AS Kaloum | ||
| 2015–2016 | Santoba FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Ajaccio | 45 | (2) |
| 2018– | Olympiacos | 32 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guinea | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 2 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:14, 14 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Mohamed Mady Camara (born 28 February 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Olympiacos and the Guinea national team.
Club career
Camara began his career with Guinean sides Kaloum and Santoba, before training with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio in May 2015.[1][2] He impressed during his time on trial and signed a professional contract with the club in 2016.
On 20 May 2018, Camara scored a goal in the dying seconds of extra time to tie the game at 2–2 against Havre in the promotion playoffs semifinal. AC Ajaccio won in penalties 5–3, after Ghislain Gimbert scored the decisive penalty.[3] On 6 March 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Superleague giants Olympiacos ahead of the 2018–19 season for an undisclosed fee. The cost of the transfer was estimated to €2.5 million.[4][5] On 16 September 2018, he scored in a 2-1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.[6]
On 25 November 2018, Camara scored levelling the match with a close-range strike in a 2-1 away win in his club's effort to win the championship.[7] On 17 February 2019,he scored in a 4–1 home win game against champions AEK Athens.[8] On 7 April 2019, he again scored in a 5-0 away win against Panetolikos.[9] On 21 April 2019, Camara opened the scoring for Olympiacos in a 3–1 away win against Lamia. Olympiacos lost out to PAOK in the title race after the Thessaloniki club’s win over Levadiakos clinched them their first league crown for 34 years.[10]
International career
Camara made his professional debut for Guinea in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 9 September 2018.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 October 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajaccio | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Superleague | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 51 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
References
- ^ "AJACCIO ACA: Mohamed Mady bientôt pro!". Conkary Sports. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Mohamed Mady: Le Guineen en Essai a Ajaccio". Africa Top Sports. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "ACA-HAC (5-4 TAB): Une qualification spectaculaire ! (in French)". ac-ajaccio.corsica. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Αγόρασε τον Καμαρά ο Ολυμπιακός". www.sport24.gr. 6 March 2018.
- ^ Πόσο κόστισε η μεταγραφή Καμαρά στον Ολυμπιακό. www.newsbeast.gr. 27 May 2018.
- ^ Ο Καμαρά δεν θα ξεχάσει ποτέ το πρώτο του γκολ με τον Ολυμπιακό. www.fosonline.gr. 17 September 2018.
- ^ O Ολυμπιακός... λυτρώθηκε στις καθυστερήσεις (Ατρόμητος - ΟΣΦΠ 1-2) (in Greek). www.reader.gr. 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 4-1". www.gazzetta.gr. 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Παναιτωλικός - Ολυμπιακός 0-5". www.gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Λαμία - Ολυμπιακός 1-3: Το... βιολί τους οι "ερυθρόλευκοι"". www.sport24.gr. 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Guinea - Central African Republic 09/09/2018". www.cafonline.com.
External links
- Mady Camara – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Mady Camara at Soccerway
- Mady Camara at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- AC Ajaccio players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Ligue 2 players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
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