| Mohamed Camara | |
| Full Name: | Mohamed Camara[1] |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Bamako, Mali |
| Height: | 1.74 m[2] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al Sadd |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Bamako |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Real Bamako |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Liefering |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Hartberg (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Red Bull Salzburg |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Monaco |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Al Sadd |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mali U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mali U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Mali U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam4: | Mali |
| Nationalcaps4: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Mohamed Camara (born 6 January 2000) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Mali national team.
Camara started his career at AS Real Bamako before joining FC Red Bull Salzburg on five-year deal in 2018.[3]
On 8 January 2019, he was loaned to TSV Hartberg for the rest of the season.[4]
On 18 February 2021, Camara was suspended for three months of all club and international football activities by UEFA, following a doping investigation conducted by UEFA in which Camara tested positive after taking an altitude sickness medicine prescribed by the Malian National Team Doctor.[5]
On 14 August 2022, Monaco announced that Camara signed a five-year contract with the club.[6]
On 30 July 2024, Camara signed a five-year contract with Qatari side Al Sadd.[7]
Camara debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019.[8]
See main article: Homosexuality in association football. On 19 May 2024, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. During this event, Camara covered the campaign logo on his jersey, which featured the word 'Homophobie', with a red cross using two pieces of white tape. He also removed the LFP logo in rainbow colors on the sleeves with a black tape.[9] [10] Before the event, he refused to pose for the pre-match group photo in which the football players posed in front of the campaign logo. The French Minister of Equal Opportunities and French Sports Minister condemned his actions.[11] The sports minister called his actions "unacceptable behavior" and asked for the "strongest sanctions" against Camara.[12] [13] In reference to his actions, the minister of equality tweeted, "Homophobia is not an opinion, it's a crime. And homophobia kills. There must be strict punishment for Mohamed Camara."[14] The LFP summoned Camara for a disciplinary hearing. Monaco's general manager Thiago Scuro apologized and cited religious reasons for the actions of Camara, a Muslim.[15] However, the Malian Football Federation issued a support letter for his actions, citing "fundamental rights".[16] On 30 May 2024, the LFP suspended Camara for four matches.[17] [18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liefering | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
| TSV Hartberg (loan) | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 79 | 4 | |||
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |||
| Al Sadd | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 144 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 178 | 9 | |||
| Mali | 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.
| 1. | 17 November 2019 | Stade Omnisports, N'Djamena, Chad | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||
| align=center | 2 | 4 June 2022 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| align=center | 3 | 9 June 2022 | St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe, Uganda | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Red Bull Salzburg
Mali U17
Mali U20