| Sékou Mara | |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 2002[1] |
| Height: | 1.83 m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bordeaux |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Bordeaux B |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bordeaux |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Southampton |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Strasbourg |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:08, 24 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:56, 13 September 2023 (UTC) |
Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Strasbourg.
Mara made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 2–0 Coupe de France loss to Toulouse on 10 February 2021.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on 2 May 2021. By scoring this goal, he became the youngest player to score a league goal for Bordeaux in almost 14 years.[4]
On 21 July 2022, it was confirmed by Bordeaux that they had accepted an offer from Southampton for Mara, and that the deal was subject to a medical.[5] On 25 July 2022, Southampton confirmed that Mara had signed a four-year deal with the club.[6] On 13 August 2022, Mara made his first Premier League appearance in Southampton’s 2–2 draw with Leeds United after he replaced Jan Bednarek.[7] On 11 January 2023, Mara scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 quarter final EFL Cup victory against Manchester City.[8] On 8 April 2023, Mara scored his first Premier League goal in a 1–4 defeat against Manchester City.[9]
On 13 April 2024, he came on as a substitute for Ché Adams in the 80th minute of a 3–2 victory against Watford.[10] Shortly afterwards, Mara struck Ryan Porteous in an unpunished off-the-ball incident.[11] On 16 April 2024, the Football Association gave Mara a three-match suspension for violent conduct.[12]
On 21 August 2024, Mara joined Strasbourg on a five-year contract.[13] [14]
Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches at under-16, under-17, under-20, and under-21 level.[15]
Mara's mother, Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[16] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[17]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bordeaux B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||||
| Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||||
| Southampton | 2022–23 | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 8 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 109 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 21 | |||
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