Mohamed Ali Camara (born 28 August 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Swiss club Young Boys. Camara is nicknamed Piqué, named after his footballing idol Gerard Piqué.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Ali Camara | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Kérouané, Guinea[1] | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Horoya | ||
2017 | → Hafia (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 29 | (2) |
2018– | Young Boys | 67 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Guinea U20 | 8 | (1) |
2018– | Guinea | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2022 |
Camara began his professional career with Horoya AC in Guinea in 2016.[3] After a season on loan with Hafia from Horoya, Camara signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Ra'anana on 14 July 2017.[4] He made his professional debut for Ra'anana in a 0–0 Israeli Premier League tie with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. on 19 August 2017.[5]
After a successful season, Camara joined BSC Young Boys on 6 July 2018, agreeing a contract until 2022.[6]
Camara represented the Guinea U20s at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[7] and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[8]
Camara made his international debut for the senior Guinea national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mauritania on 24 March 2018.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hapoel Ra'anana | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
Young Boys | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
2019–20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
Total | 67 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | — | 99 | 5 | |||
Career total | 96 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 8 |
Young Boys
BSC Young Boys – current squad | |
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Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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