Hassane Kamara (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left wing-back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Hassane Kamara
Kamara with Nice in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hassane Kamara[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Saint Denis, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left back/left wing-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Udinese
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Châteauroux II 35 (6)
2013–2015 Châteauroux 27 (5)
2015–2020 Reims II 32 (7)
2015–2020 Reims 64 (3)
2017Créteil (loan) 15 (2)
2020–2022 Nice 47 (2)
2022 Watford 23 (1)
2022– Udinese 45 (2)
2022–2023Watford (loan) 28 (0)
International career
2021– Ivory Coast 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:05, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Châteauroux

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Kamara is a youth exponent of Châteauroux. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club on 4 April 2014 in a match against Clermont.[3] On 2 May 2014, he scored his first league goal in a match against Laval.[4]

Reims

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In August 2015, Kamara signed with Reims before joining Paris FC on loan. He helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, achieving promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[5]

Nice

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On 26 June 2020, Kamara signed with Nice for an undisclosed fee reported to be around €4 million euros.[6]

Watford

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On 4 January 2022, Kamara signed for English club Watford on a contract until June 2025.[7] He scored his first Watford goal in the 5-1 defeat to the league leaders Manchester City.[8] On 7 May 2022, in the game against their manager Roy Hodgson's return to Selhurst Park, Kamara was sent off by two yellow cards after in the first half he gave away a penalty due to a handball. His team would go on to lose 1-0 against Crystal Palace and be relegated from the Premier League for the fourth time.[9]

Udinese

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On 23 August 2022, Kamara signed for Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee, returning on loan to Watford for the 2022–23 season.[10]

International career

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Kamara holds French, Malian, Gambian and Ivorian nationalities.[11][12] He rejected a callup to the Gambia national team in March 2017.[13] He debuted for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Châteauroux II 2012–13 CFA 2 10 1 10 1
2013–14 CFA 2 20 4 20 4
2014–15 CFA 2 5 1 5 1
Total 35 6 35 6
Châteauroux 2013–14 Ligue 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
2014–15 Ligue 2 21 4 3 1 1 0 25 5
2015–16 Championnat National 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 27 5 3 1 1 0 31 6
Reims II 2015–16 CFA 2 10 3 10 3
2016–17 CFA 14 3 14 3
2017–18 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Championnat National 2 7 1 7 1
Total 32 7 32 7
Reims 2015–16 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Ligue 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Ligue 2 22 1 2 0 2 0 26 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 16 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 23 2 1 0 4 0 28 2
Total 64 3 5 0 7 0 76 3
Créteil (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 15 2 0 0 0 0 15 2
Nice 2020–21 Ligue 1 36 2 2 0 4[a] 1 36 7
2021–22 Ligue 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 47 2 2 0 4 1 53 2
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 19 1 20 1
2022–23 Championship 4 0 4 0
Total 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Watford (loan) 2022-23 Championship 28 0 28 0
Udinese 2023–24 Serie A 35 1 2 0 37 1
2024–25 Serie A 10 1 1 0 11 1
Total 45 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 48 2
Career total 301 27 13 1 10 0 4 1 326 29
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Reims

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hassane Kamara at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Clérmont vs. Châteauroux - 4 April 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Châteauroux vs. Laval - 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Official | OGC Nice land Hassane Kamara from Reims for €4m". Get French Football News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Official: Watford Sign Kamara". Watford F.C. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ Bevan, Chris (23 April 2022). "Official: Gabriel Jesus scores 4 against Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ Gault, Matt (7 May 2022). "Official: Zaha's penalty sends Watford back to the Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Official: Kamara Completes Sale & Loan-Back Deal". www.watfordfc.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Hassane KAMARA". UNFP. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Nice : Hassane Kamara dit oui à la Côte d'Ivoire". Afrik-Foot. 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Hassane Kamara rejects Scorpions call-up - The Standard Newspaper". 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  15. ^ Hassane Kamara at Soccerway
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