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Mahdi Camara (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest, on loan from Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.

Mahdi Camara

Camara playing for Saint Etienne reserves in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Martigues, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Brest (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
Number	45
Youth career
2004–2013	Martigues
2013–2018	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Saint-Étienne B	57	(9)
2018–	Saint-Étienne	89	(6)
2019	→ Laval (loan)	14	(3)
2022–	→ Brest (loan)	4	(0)
National team
2014	France U16	3	(0)
2016	France U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:21, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A product from the club's 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 Guingamp on 11 August 2018.[2] In January 2019, he was loaned to Laval until the end of the season.[3][4]

Under manager Claude Puel, Camara was Saint-Étienne's captain. However, with the arrival of Pascal Dupraz in December 2021, he was stripped of the captain's armband.[5] On 26 August 2022, Camara joined Ligue 1 side Brest on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €3.5 million.[6][7]

International career

Having played for France at youth levels. He was called up to the Gambian provisional squad ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, but he was not on the final list of 28 players called up by coach Tom Saintfiet.[8]

Personal life

Camara was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[9]

In early April 2022, Camara was suspended from Saint-Étienne's squad for five days after having been involved in a physical fight with reserve goalkeeper Yanis Bourbia. Camara broke Bourbia's nose and split his lip, which caused him to be hospitalized. The cause of the fight was tensions between the Camara and Bourbia families in the stands of the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard during a match against Marseille several days earlier.[10]

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20[11]

References

External links

• Mahdi Camara at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Mahdi Camara at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Mahdi Camara at Soccerway
• Mahdi Camara – French league stats at LFP – also available in French

На других языках

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[de] Mahdi Camara

Mahdi Camara (* 30. Juni 1998 in Martigues) ist ein französisch-gambischer Fußballspieler. Er steht seit 2014 bei AS Saint-Étienne unter Vertrag und ist momentan an Stade Brest verliehen.

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- [en] Mahdi Camara

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[es] Mahdi Camara

Mahdi Camara (Martigues, Francia, 30 de junio de 1998) es un futbolista francés. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo actual es el Saint-Étienne de la Ligue 1 de Francia.[1]

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[it] Mahdi Camara

Mahdi Camara (Martigues, 20 giugno 1998) è un calciatore francese, centrocampista del Saint-Étienne.

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[ru] Камара, Махди

Махди Камара (фр. Mahdi Camara; 30 июня 1998 года, Мартиг, Франция) — французский футболист малийского происхождения, играющий на позиции полузащитника. Ныне выступает за французский клуб «Сент-Этьен», выступающий на правах аренды за «Брест».

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