Mohamed Ali Camara (born 28 August 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Young Boys. Camara is nicknamed Piqué, named after his footballing idol Gerard Piqué.[2]
 Camara with Guinea in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ali Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kérouané, Guinea[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Horoya | ||
| 2017 | → Hafia (loan) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 29 | (3) |
| 2018– | Young Boys | 120 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Guinea U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2018– | Guinea | 23 | (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 22:25, 10 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCamara began his professional career with Horoya AC in Guinea in 2016.[3] After a season on loan with Hafia from Horoya, Camara signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Ra'anana on 14 July 2017.[4] He made his professional debut for Ra'anana in a 0–0 Israeli Premier League tie with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. on 19 August 2017.[5]
After a successful season, Camara joined BSC Young Boys on 6 July 2018, agreeing a contract until 2022.[6] He became club captain, and in November 2023 notably approached opponent Erling Haaland at half-time to ask for his shirt.[7][8]
International career
editCamara represented the Guinea U20s at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[9] and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[10]
Camara made his international debut for the senior Guinea national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mauritania on 24 March 2018.[11]
In January 2022, he was selected by the coach Kaba Diawara to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[12] On December 23, 2023, he was again included in the list of 25 players selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 19 October 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Ra'anana | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| Young Boys | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 120 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 10 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
editYoung Boys
References
edit- ^ "Le defenseur, Mohamed Ali Camara signe au Horoya AC". www.nouvelledeguinee.com.
- ^ "Transfert/Hafia : Mohamed Aly Camara tout proche de rejoindre l'Israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
- ^ "TRANSFERT : MOHAMED ALI CAMARA SIGNE AU HOROYA". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Officiel : Mohamed Aly Camara signe au Hapoel Raanana en israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
- ^ "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 19 August 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Suisse - YB Berne : Mohamed Ali Camara en renfort (officiel) - Football 365". 6 July 2018.
- ^ Wallace, Sam (7 November 2023). "Young Boys in awe of Erling Haaland – who hands over his jersey at half-time" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "'I'd ask for his jersey myself' - Haaland firing Man City to history" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "YB verpflichtet Verteidiger Mohamed Ali Camara - NEWS-ÜBERSICHT - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". bscyb.ch. BSC Young Boys.
- ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "Squad Lists announced". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Guinea (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.
- ^ "CAN 2022. Guinée : avec Saidou Sow, retrouvez la liste complète du Sily national". Ouestfrance.fr (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Mohamed Aly Camara". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
edit- Mohamed Ali Camara at Soccerway
- Young Boys Profile
- SFL Profile
- Mohamed Ali Camara at National-Football-Teams.com