| Mohamed Ali Camara | |
| Full Name: | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kérouané, Guinea[1] |
| Height: | 1.93m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Young Boys |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Horoya |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Hafia (loan) |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Hapoel Ra'anana |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018– |
| Clubs4: | Young Boys |
| Caps4: | 121 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Guinea U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Guinea |
| Nationalcaps2: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:25, 10 September 2024 (UTC) |
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 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]
Camara 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.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 121 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 9 | |||
| 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 | ||
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