Mady Camara Explained

Mady Camara should not be confused with Mahdi Camara.

Mady Camara
Full Name:Mohamed Mady Camara
Birth Date:28 February 1997
Birth Place:Matam, Guinea
Height:1.82 m[1]
Position:Central midfielder
Currentclub:PAOK
Clubnumber:2
Youthyears1:2013–2015
Youthclubs1:AS Kaloum
Youthyears2:2015–2016
Youthclubs2:Santoba FC
Years1:2016–2018
Clubs1:Ajaccio
Caps1:45
Goals1:2
Years2:2018–2024
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:130
Goals2:16
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Roma (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:PAOK
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2018–
Nationalteam1:Guinea
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:17 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:12 October 2021

Mohamed Mady Camara (born 28 February 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club PAOK and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Ajaccio

Camara began his career with Guinean sides AS Kaloum and Santoba FC, before training with French Ligue 2 side AC Ajaccio in May 2015.[2] [3] He impressed during his time on trial and signed a professional contract with the club in 2016.

On 20 May 2018, Camara scored a goal in the dying seconds of extra time to tie the game at 2–2 against Havre in the promotion playoffs semifinal. Ajaccio won in penalties 5–3, after Ghislain Gimbert scored the decisive penalty.[4]

Olympiacos

On 6 March 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Superleague giants Olympiacos ahead of the 2018–19 season for an undisclosed fee. The cost of the transfer was estimated to €2.5 million.[5] [6] On 16 September 2018, he scored in a 2–1 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.[7]

On 17 February 2019, he scored in a 4–1 home win against champions AEK Athens.[8] On 7 April 2019, he again scored in a 5–0 away win against Panetolikos.[9] On 21 April 2019, Camara opened the scoring for Olympiacos in a 3–1 away win against Lamia, but PAOK's win the same day confirmed that Olympiacos would finish as runners-up behind PAOK.[10]

On 27 October 2019, the 22-year-old Guinean hit the jackpot third time lucky with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area which nestled in the top right corner of Panagiotis Tsintotas’ goal in a 2–0 home derby win game against rivals AEK Athens.[11] On 22 January 2020, he scored his only goal in a 1–0 away win against OFI.[12] On 15 June 2020, he scored a brace within two minutes and assisted a goal for Georgios Masouras, in a 3–1 home victory over Aris for the Superleague championship play-offs.

On 21 July 2021 Camara scored the only goal against Neftçi Baku in a 1–0 home win but was later sent off after a hard foul.[13] On 19 August 2021, he scored giving the lead in a 3–0 home win 2021–22 UEFA Europa League playoffs 1st round game against Slovan Bratislava.[14]

Roma

On 31 August 2022, Camara joined AS Roma on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[15]

PAOK

On 20 June 2024, PAOK announced the signing of Camara on a three-year contract.

International career

Camara made his senior debut for Guinea in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 9 September 2018.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajaccio2016–17Ligue 21821000192
2017–18Ligue 2270201021321
Total452301021513
Olympiacos2018–19Super League Greece24620100366
2019–20Super League Greece31651150517
2020–21Super League Greece31350101464
2021–22Super League Greece28040132452
2022–23Super League Greece00003030
2023–24Super League Greece16120100281
Total1301618161320920
Roma (Ioan)2022–23Serie A1500060210
Career total19018211106732128023

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea201840
201990
202021
202160
Total211

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camara goal.

Honours

Olympiacos

2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

2019–20; runner-up: 2020–21Roma

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mady Camara . A.S. Roma . 17 January 2023.
  2. Web site: AJACCIO ACA: Mohamed Mady bientôt pro! . 1 December 2016 . 14 April 2017 . Conkary Sports . https://web.archive.org/web/20170925064021/http://conakrysports.com/index.php/2016/12/01/ajaccio-aca-mohamed-mady-bientot-pro/ . 25 September 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Mohamed Mady: Le Guineen en Essai a Ajaccio . 10 May 2015 . 14 April 2017 . Africa Top Sports.
  4. Web site: ACA-HAC (5-4 TAB): Une qualification spectaculaire ! (in French). ac-ajaccio.corsica. 20 May 2018. 21 May 2018.
  5. Web site: . el:"Αγόρασε τον Καμαρά ο Ολυμπιακός" . 6 March 2018 . www.sport24.gr.
  6. Web site: https://www.newsbeast.gr/sports/arthro/3642800/poso-kostise-i-metagrafi-kamara-ston-olimpiako . el:Πόσο κόστισε η μεταγραφή Καμαρά στον Ολυμπιακό . 27 May 2018 . www.newsbeast.gr.
  7. Web site: https://www.fosonline.gr/podosfairo/superleague/article/22938/o-kamara-den-tha-xexasei-pote-to-proto-toy-gkol-me-ton-olympiako-pics . el:Ο Καμαρά δεν θα ξεχάσει ποτέ το πρώτο του γκολ με τον Ολυμπιακό . 17 September 2018 . www.fosonline.gr.
  8. Web site: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 4-1 . www.gazzetta.gr . 17 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Παναιτωλικός - Ολυμπιακός 0-5 . www.gazzetta.gr . 8 April 2019. 9 April 2019. Greek.
  10. Web site: Λαμία - Ολυμπιακός 1-3: Το... βιολί τους οι "ερυθρόλευκοι" . www.sport24.gr . 21 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 2-0: Μίλησε η "ερυθρόλευκη" ποιότητα . www.sport24.gr . 27 October 2019.
  12. Web site: ΟΦΗ - Ολυμπιακός 0-1: Επαγγελματικό "διπλό" στο Ηράκλειο . www.sport24.gr . 22 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Olympiakos vs Neftçi 1-0 . www.uefa.com . 21 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Ολυμπιακός - Σλόβαν 3-0: Έκανε κράτηση στους ομίλους του Europa League με τριάρα . www.sport24.gr . 19 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Roma. MADY CAMARA JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI. 31 August 2022. 31 August 2022.
  16. Web site: Guinea – Central African Republic 09/09/2018. cafonline.com.
  17. News: Lowe . Sid . 31 May 2023 . Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma . The Guardian . 1 June 2023 . 0261-3077.
  18. Web site: Ολυμπιακός: Κορυφαίος παίκτης στη Γουινέα ο Καμαρά! Novasports. 12 January 2022. www.novasports.gr/. el.