 Mara in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (age 23)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre (on loan fromStrasbourg) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2014–2017 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2017–2021 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Bordeaux B | 14 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Bordeaux | 34 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Southampton | 50 | (4) |
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | →Auxerre (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U20 | 10 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 | |||
Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forLigue 1 clubAuxerre on loan fromStrasbourg.
Mara made his professional debut forBordeaux in a 2–0Coupe de France loss toToulouse on 10 February 2021.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0Ligue 1 win overRennes on 2 May 2021. By scoring this goal, he became the youngest player to score a league goal for Bordeaux in almost 14 years.[4]
On 21 July 2022, it was confirmed by Bordeaux that they had accepted an offer fromSouthampton for Mara, and that the deal was subject to a medical.[5] On 25 July 2022, Southampton confirmed that Mara had signed a four-year deal with the club.[6] On 13 August 2022, Mara made his firstPremier League appearance in Southampton’s 2–2 draw withLeeds United after he replacedJan Bednarek.[7] On 11 January 2023, Mara scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 quarter finalEFL Cup victory againstManchester City.[8] On 8 April 2023, Mara scored his first Premier League goal in a 1–4 defeat against Manchester City.[9]
On 13 April 2024, he came on as a substitute forChé Adams in the 80th minute of a 3–2 victory againstWatford.[10] Shortly afterwards, Mara struckRyan Porteous in an unpunished off-the-ball incident.[11] On 16 April 2024, theFootball Association gave Mara a three-match suspension for violent conduct.[12]
On 21 August 2024, Mara joinedStrasbourg on a five-year contract.[13][14] On 5 September 2025, Mara was loaned byAuxerre, also inLigue 1.[15]
Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches atunder-16,under-17,under-20, andunder-21 level.[16]
Mara's mother,Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[17] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
| Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| Southampton | 2022–23[19] | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[20] | Championship | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2024–25[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 23 | ||
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