Amady Camara (born 28 May 2005) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Mali national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bamako, Mali[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Diarra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Sturm Graz II | 13 | (6) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Mali | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editCamara was born in Mali, in the capital city of Bamako. He began playing football for FC Diarra until he was 17, joining Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz in summer 2023.[3]
He began playing for the reserve team, making his debut for the team in the second tier, in a game against SKN St. Pölten, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss.[4] He scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against Floridsdorfer AC, scoring an 83rd-minute equaliser.[5] During that season, Camara scored 6 goals in 13 games, including a brace against SV Lafnitz in a 5–2 loss.[6]
Camara made his first-team and Austrian Bundesliga debut against Austria Klagenfurt in November 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute, and thereby became the 4000th player to make an appearance in the Austrian Bundesliga.[3] He went on to make 17 appearances for the first team that season, scoring one goal against Austria Klagenfurt.[7] In February 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–1 win against Slovan Bratislava in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League play-offs.[8][9]
International career
editCamara made his debut for the Mali national team on 6 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique at the Stade du 26 Mars.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz II | 2023–24 | 2.Liga | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 6 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Camara birth place". playmakerstats.com. 5 August 2024.
- ^ Amady Camara at Soccerway
- ^ a b Albrecht, Christian (8 December 2023). "4000. Spieler in der Bundesliga: Sturm-Zukunftsaktie Amady Camara: "Da ging es einfach ums Überleben"" [4000th player in the Bundesliga: Sturm future share Amady Camara: ‘It was simply a matter of survival’]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Sturm Graz II 1-4 St Polten". Soccerway. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Sturm Graz II 2-2 Floridsdorfer". Soccerway. 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Lafnitz 5–2 SK Sturm Graz". Soccerway. 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sturm Graz 2-0 Austria Klagenfurt". Soccerway. 5 August 2024.
- ^ Albrecht, Christian (15 February 2024). "Debüt-Torschütze: Sturms Europacup-Sternchen Amady Camara: "Da ging es einfach ums Überleben"" [Debut goalscorer: Storm's European Cup starlet Amady Camara: "It was simply a matter of survival"]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Amady Camara? "Er hat eine große Zukunft bei Sturm"" [Amady Camara? "He has a great future with Sturm"]. Laola1 (in German). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Mali v Mozambique game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
- ^ Amady Camara at Soccerway