_30.jpg) Camara withRed Bull Salzburg in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Camara[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Real Bamako | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Real Bamako | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Liefering | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →TSV Hartberg (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Red Bull Salzburg | 53 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Monaco | 49 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al Sadd | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mali U17 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mali U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mali U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Mali | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Camara (born 6 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forQatar Stars League clubAl Sadd and theMali national team.
Camara started his career atReal Bamako before joiningRed Bull Salzburg on five-year deal in 2018.[3]
On 8 January 2019, he was loaned toTSV Hartberg for the rest of the season.[4]
On 18 February 2021, Camara was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities byUEFA, following a doping investigation conducted byUEFA in which Camara tested positive after taking an altitude sickness medicine prescribed by the Malian National Team Doctor.[5]
On 14 August 2022,Monaco announced that Camara signed a five-year contract with the club.[6]
On 30 July 2024, Camara signed a five-year contract with Qatari sideAl Sadd.[7]
Camara debuted for theMali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss toSouth Africa on 13 October 2019.[8]
In December 2021, Camara was selected by coachMohamed Magassouba to participate in the2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10]
On January 2, 2024, he was selected from the list of 27 Malian players selected byÉric Chelle to compete in the2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]
On 19 May 2024, theLigue de Football Professionnel (LFP) celebrated theInternational Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. During this event, Camara covered the campaign logo on his jersey, which featured the word 'Homophobie', with a red cross using two pieces of white tape. He also removed the LFP logo inrainbow colors on the sleeves with a black tape.[12][13] Before the event, he refused to pose for the pre-match group photo in which the football players posed in front of the campaign logo. The French Minister of Equal Opportunities and French Sports Minister condemned his actions.[14] The sports minister called his actions "unacceptable behavior" and asked for the "strongest sanctions" against Camara.[15][16] In reference to his actions, the minister of equality tweeted, "Homophobia is not an opinion, it's a crime. And homophobia kills. There must be strict punishment for Mohamed Camara."[17] The LFP summoned Camara for a disciplinary hearing. Monaco's general manager Thiago Scuro apologized and cited religious reasons for the actions of Camara, a Muslim.[18] However, theMalian Football Federation issued a support letter for his actions, citing "fundamental rights".[19] On 30 May 2024, the LFP suspended Camara for four matches.[20][21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
| TSV Hartberg (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | — | 79 | 4 | |||
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Al Sadd | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Qatar Stars League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Omnisports,N'Djamena, Chad |  Chad | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars,Bamako, Mali |  Congo | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende,Entebbe, Uganda |  South Sudan | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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