Mamadi Camará (footballer, born 2003) explained

Mamadi Camará
Fullname:	Mamadi Caba Camará^[1]
Birth Date:	31 December 2003
Birth Place:	Catió, Guinea-Bissau
Height:	1.74 m
Position:	Attacking midfielder/Winger
Currentclub:	Reading
Clubnumber:	28
Youthyears1:	–2020
Youthclubs1:	C.D. Feirense
Youthyears2:	2020–2021
Youthclubs2:	Reading
Years1:	2021–
Clubs1:	Reading
Caps1:	18
Goals1:	0
Nationalyears1:	2022–
Nationalteam1:	Guinea-Bissau
Nationalcaps1:	5
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	12:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:	20:58, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Mamadi Caba Camará (born 31 December 2003) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for club Reading and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

After playing youth football for C.D. Feirense, he joined Reading in 2020.^[2] He made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 FA Cup defeat away to Luton Town on 9 January 2021.^[3] On 3 February 2021, Camará signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.^[4] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 4–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.^[5]

International career

Camará received his first call-up for Guinea-Bissau national football team for the friendlies against Angola and Equatorial Guinea on 23 and 26 March 2022.^[6] Camará made his debut for Guinea-Bissau on 23 March 2022 against Equatorial Guinea with a man-of-the-match performance.^[7]

Career statistics

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
Reading	2020–21	EFL Championship	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2021–22	EFL Championship	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2022–23	EFL Championship	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	2023–24	EFL League One	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7	1
Career total			18	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	23	1

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea-Bissau
	2022	5	0
Total		5	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 February 2021 . EFL squad list 2020/21 & U21 registered contract players: Reading - Under 21 contract players . 11 March 2021 . efl.com . English Football League . 111.
2. Web site: Mamadi Camará . 9 January 2021 . worldfootball.net.
3. Web site: 9 January 2021 . Valiant display ends in cup exit for young Royals . 9 January 2021 . www.readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C..
4. Web site: Young forward Mamadi Camara pens first professional contract . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 3 February 2021 . 3 February 2021.
5. News: Millwall 0-4 Reading. . 8 August 2023 . 10 August 2023.
6. Web site: BACIRO CANDE ANUNCIA LISTA DE 22 JOGADORES CONVOCADOS . Facebook . Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau.
7. Web site: ONZE DA GUINÉ-BISSAU PARA O JOGO AMISTOSO COM A GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL . Facebook . Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau. 23 March 2022 . 23 March 2022.