Mohamed Mady Camara (born 28 February 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Guinea national team.
 Camara training with Olympiacos in 2022 | |||
| 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)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central 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 | 127 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | → Roma (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Guinea | 21 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Club career
Ajaccio
Camara began his career with Guinean sides AS Kaloum and Santoba FC, before training with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio in May 2015.[2][3] 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. Ajaccio won in penalties 5–3, after Ghislain Gimbert scored the decisive penalty.[4]
Olympiacos
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.[5][6] On 16 September 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.[7]
On 17 February 2019, he scored in a 4–1 home win 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, but PAOK's win the same day confirmed that Olympiacos would finish as runners-up behind PAOK.[10]
On 27 October 2019, the 22-year-old Guinean hit the jackpot third time lucky with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area which nestled in the top right corner of Panagiotis Tsintotas’ goal in a 2–0 home derby win game against rivals AEK Athens.[11] On 22 January 2020, he scored his only goal in a 1–0 away win against OFI.[12] On 15 June 2020, he scored a brace within two minutes and assisted a goal for Giorgos Masouras, in a 3–1 home victory over Aris for the Superleague championship play-offs.
On 21 July 2021 Camara scored the only goal against Neftçi Baku in a 1–0 home win but was later sent off after a hard foul.[13] On 19 August 2021, he scored giving the lead in a 3–0 home win 2021–22 UEFA Europa League playoffs 1st round game against Slovan Bratislava.[14]
Roma
On 31 August 2022, Camara joined AS Roma on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[15]
International career
Camara made his senior debut for Guinea in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 9 September 2018.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2023[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 51 | 3 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 51 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 126 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | 61 | 3 | — | 203 | 20 | ||||
| Roma (Ioan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 23 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Greek Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 12 October 2021[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camara goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2020 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Olympiacos
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23[19]
Individual
- Guinean Footballer of the Year: 2019–20[20]
References
- ^ "Mady Camara". A.S. Roma. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "AJACCIO ACA: Mohamed Mady bientôt pro!". Conkary Sports. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 2-0: Μίλησε η "ερυθρόλευκη" ποιότητα". www.sport24.gr. 27 October 2019.
- ^ "ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-1: Επαγγελματικό "διπλό" στο Ηράκλειο". www.sport24.gr. 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Olympiakos vs Neftçi 1-0". www.uefa.com. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός - Σλόβαν 3-0: Έκανε κράτηση στους ομίλους του Europa League με τριάρα". www.sport24.gr. 19 August 2021.
- ^ "MADY CAMARA JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI". Roma. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Guinea - Central African Republic 09/09/2018". www.cafonline.com.
- ^ "M. Camara". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Mady Camara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Κορυφαίος παίκτης στη Γουινέα ο Καμαρά! | Novasports". www.novasports.gr/ (in Greek). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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)