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{{short description|French footballer}}
{{short description|French footballer (born 1998)}}
{{distinguish|Mady Camara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mahdi Camara
| name = Mahdi Camara
| image = MahdiCamara2018.png
| fullname =
| upright =
| image = MahdiCamara2018.png
| caption = Camara playing for [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne B]] in 2018
| image_size =
| full_name = Mahdi Cherno Philippe Camara<ref>{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0292-1c34f8d42cb6-ebb24aeefc64-1000/ucl_bookinglist_before_lp_md4.pdf |title=UEFA Champions League 2024/2025: Booking List before League Phase Matchday 4 |publisher=UEFA |page=6 |date=10 September 2024 |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>
| caption = Camara playing for Saint Etienne reserves in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Martigues]], France
| birth_place = [[Martigues]], France
| height = 1.78m
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| currentclub = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| clubnumber = 8
| clubnumber = 45
| youthyears1 = 2004–2013
| youthyears1 = 2004–2013
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Martigues|Martigues]]
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Martigues|Martigues]]
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| youthclubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| years1 = 2016–
| years1 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne II]]
| clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne B]]
| caps1 = 55
| caps1 = 57
| goals1 = 9
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2018–
| years2 = 2018–2023
| clubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| clubs2 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| caps2 = 1
| caps2 = 89
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2019
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan)
| caps3 = 14
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 3
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| clubs4 = → [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] (loan)
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| caps4 = 31
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| goals4 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| years5 = 2023–
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| clubs5 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]]
| caps5 = 47
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| goals5 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]
| club-update = 1 July 2019
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 20 December 2024
| nationalteam-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
}}
'''Mahdi Cherno Philippe Camara''' (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for {{French football updater|Brest}} club [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]].<ref>{{Soccerway|432733}}</ref>

'''Mahdi Camara''' (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Proceeding from their youth academy, Camara signed his first professional contract with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] on 15 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Saint-etienne-premier-contrat-pour-mahdi-camara/901470|title=Saint-Etienne : premier contrat pour Mahdi Camara|first=|last=Rédaction|publisher=}}</ref> He made his professional debut with ASSE in a 2–1 [[Ligue 1]] win over [[En Avant de Guingamp]] on 11 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/84619|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Saint-Etienne / EA Guingamp|website=www.lfp.fr}}</ref>
A product from the club's youth academy, Camara signed his first professional contract with [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] on 15 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Saint-etienne-premier-contrat-pour-mahdi-camara/901470|title=Saint-Etienne : premier contrat pour Mahdi Camara|last=Rédaction|publisher=}}</ref> He made his professional debut with ASSE in a 2–1 [[Ligue 1]] win over [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] on 11 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/84619|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Saint-Etienne / EA Guingamp|website=www.lfp.fr}}</ref> In January 2019, he was loaned to [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stade-lavallois.com/actualite/l-actualite/27558-mercato-mahdi-camara-prete-au-stade-lavallois-mfc.html|title=#MERCATO - MAHDI CAMARA PRÊTÉ AU STADE LAVALLOIS MFC|publisher=Stade Lavallois|date=29 January 2019|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/saint-etienne-petit-a-petit-le-milieu-de-terrain-mahdi-camara-fait-son-nid-1575983606|title=AS Saint-Étienne - Petit à petit, Mahdi Camara fait son nid au milieu de terrain|date=10 December 2019|website=France Bleu|language=fr|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>


Under manager [[Claude Puel]], Camara was Saint-Étienne's [[Captain (association football)|captain]]. However, with the arrival of [[Pascal Dupraz]] in December 2021, he was stripped of the captain's armband.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2022 |title=Saint-Etienne : Camara dévoile son sentiment après la perte du brassard |url=https://www.foot-national.com/ligue-1/saint-etienne--camara-devoile-son-sentiment-apres-la-perte-du-brassard--747933 |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=Foot National |language=fr}}</ref> On 26 August 2022, Camara joined Ligue 1 side [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €3.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2022 |title=Mahdi Camara prêté au Stade Brestois 29 |url=https://www.asse.fr/fr/actualites/mahdi-camara-prete-au-stade-brestois-29-ac32877 |access-date=26 August 2022 |publisher=[[AS Saint-Étienne]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2022 |title=Official {{!}} Brest sign Mahdi Camara on loan from St Étienne |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-brest-sign-mahdi-camara-on-loan-from-st-etienne/ |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=Get French Football News}}</ref>
In January 2019, he was loaned to [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]]. until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stade-lavallois.com/actualite/l-actualite/27558-mercato-mahdi-camara-prete-au-stade-lavallois-mfc.html|title=#MERCATO - MAHDI CAMARA PRÊTÉ AU STADE LAVALLOIS MFC|publisher=Stade Lavallois|date=29 January 2019|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref>


On 24 February 2024, Camara scored his first [[hat-trick]] for Brest against [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]] in a 3–0 away win.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pugmire |first=Jerome |url=https://apnews.com/article/brest-strasbourg-score-camara-26f265197bce7af159a3ac14b588fbfd |title=Camara hat trick helps Brest win 3-0 at Strasbourg to remain on course for Champions League |publisher=Associated Press |date=24 February 2024 }}</ref> On the final matchday of the [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24 season]], he scored the opener and provided an assist in a 3–0 away win over [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]], helping his club to secure a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/2024/05/19/psg-mbappe-french-league-brest-lille/4dbf18e8-162c-11ef-97db-d9db0c732407_story.html |title=Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé |publisher=The Washington Post |date=19 May 2024 }}</ref>
He has been enjoying a spell of first team appearances in Ligue 1 and Europa league with Saint Etienne in the 2019/2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/saint-etienne-petit-a-petit-le-milieu-de-terrain-mahdi-camara-fait-son-nid-1575983606|title=AS Saint-Étienne - Petit à petit, Mahdi Camara fait son nid au milieu de terrain|date=2019-12-10|website=France Bleu|language=fr|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> Since the appointment of [[Claude Puel]] as the club manager, he has established himself as a first-teamer.

==International career==
Having played for [[France national football team|France]] at youth levels. He was called up to the [[Gambia national football team|Gambian]] provisional squad ahead of the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]], but he was not on the final list of 28 players called up by coach [[Tom Saintfiet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a7438078526227940737-asse-gambie-mahdi-camara-ne-disputera-pas-la-can-2021|title=ASSE, Gambie : Mahdi Camara ne disputera pas la CAN 2021|work=Foot Mercato|date=21 December 2021|language=es}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Camara was born in France and is of Gambian descent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=En tête à tête avec Mahdi Camara|url=https://asse.tv/player/video/4c242663-48a7-4924-9959-91f335fbc356/en-tete-a-tete-avec-mahdi-camara|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-19|website=asse.tv}}</ref> He is a youth international for France.
Camara was born in France and is of Gambian descent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=En tête à tête avec Mahdi Camara|url=https://asse.tv/player/video/4c242663-48a7-4924-9959-91f335fbc356/en-tete-a-tete-avec-mahdi-camara|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=19 December 2020|website=asse.tv}}</ref>

In early April 2022, Camara was suspended from Saint-Étienne's squad for five days after being involved in a physical fight with reserve goalkeeper Yanis Bourbia. Camara broke Bourbia's nose and split his lip, which caused him to be hospitalized. The cause of the fight was tensions between the Camara and Bourbia families in the stands of the [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]] during a match against [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] several days earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2022 |title=Saint-Étienne's Mahdi Camara suspended after fight with reserve goalkeeper |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/saint-etiennes-mahdi-camara-suspended-after-fight-with-reserve-goalkeeper/ |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=Get French Football News}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 23 October 2024}}<ref name ="Soccerway">{{soccerway|mahdi-camara/432733|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Coupe de France]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 Stade Brestois 29 season|2022–23]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|31||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||33||2
|-
|rowspan="2"|Brest
|[[2023–24 Stade Brestois 29 season|2023–24]]
|Ligue 1
|32||7||3||0||colspan="2"|–||35||7
|-
|[[2024–25 Stade Brestois 29 season|2024–25]]
|Ligue 1
|8||2||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||11||3
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!71!!11!!5!!0!!3!!1!!79!!12
|}
{{notelist}}

== Honours ==
'''Saint-Étienne'''
* [[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2019–20 Coupe de France|2019–20]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 July 2020 |title=Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/24/mbappe-suffers-ankle-injury-as-psg-beat-10-man-saint-etienne-to-lift-french-cup |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 20 December 2024

Not to be confused with Mady Camara.

Mahdi Camara
Camara playing for Saint-Étienne B in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mahdi Cherno Philippe Camara[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brest
Number 45
Youth career
2004–2013 Martigues
2013–2018 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Saint-Étienne B 57 (9)
2018–2023 Saint-Étienne 89 (6)
2019 → Laval (loan) 14 (3)
2022–2023 → Brest (loan) 31 (2)
2023– Brest 47 (9)
International career
2014 France U16 3 (0)
2016 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024

Mahdi Cherno Philippe Camara (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest.[2]

Club career

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A product from the club's youth academy, Camara signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne on 15 March 2018.[3] He made his professional debut with ASSE in a 2–1 Ligue 1 win over Guingamp on 11 August 2018.[4] In January 2019, he was loaned to Laval until the end of the season.[5][6]

Under manager Claude Puel, Camara was Saint-Étienne's captain. However, with the arrival of Pascal Dupraz in December 2021, he was stripped of the captain's armband.[7] On 26 August 2022, Camara joined Ligue 1 side Brest on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €3.5 million.[8][9]

On 24 February 2024, Camara scored his first hat-trick for Brest against Strasbourg in a 3–0 away win.[10] On the final matchday of the 2023–24 season, he scored the opener and provided an assist in a 3–0 away win over Toulouse, helping his club to secure a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[11]

International career

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Having played for France at youth levels. He was called up to the Gambian provisional squad ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, but he was not on the final list of 28 players called up by coach Tom Saintfiet.[12]

Personal life

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Camara was born in France and is of Gambian descent.[13]

In early April 2022, Camara was suspended from Saint-Étienne's squad for five days after being involved in a physical fight with reserve goalkeeper Yanis Bourbia. Camara broke Bourbia's nose and split his lip, which caused him to be hospitalized. The cause of the fight was tensions between the Camara and Bourbia families in the stands of the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard during a match against Marseille several days earlier.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 October 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brest (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 31 2 2 0 – 33 2
Brest 2023–24 Ligue 1 32 7 3 0 – 35 7
2024–25 Ligue 1 8 2 0 0 3[a] 1 11 3
Career total 71 11 5 0 3 1 79 12
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Champions League 2024/2025: Booking List before League Phase Matchday 4" (PDF). UEFA. 10 September 2024. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ Mahdi Camara at Soccerway
  3. ^ Rédaction. "Saint-Etienne : premier contrat pour Mahdi Camara".
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - AS Saint-Etienne / EA Guingamp". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "#MERCATO - MAHDI CAMARA PRÊTÉ AU STADE LAVALLOIS MFC". Stade Lavallois. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "AS Saint-Étienne - Petit à petit, Mahdi Camara fait son nid au milieu de terrain". France Bleu (in French). 10 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Saint-Etienne : Camara dévoile son sentiment après la perte du brassard". Foot National (in French). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Mahdi Camara prêté au Stade Brestois 29" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Official | Brest sign Mahdi Camara on loan from St Étienne". Get French Football News. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ Pugmire, Jerome (24 February 2024). "Camara hat trick helps Brest win 3-0 at Strasbourg to remain on course for Champions League". Associated Press.
  11. ^ "Brest secures final automatic Champions League spot in French league, PSG wins without Mbappé". The Washington Post. 19 May 2024.
  12. ^ "ASSE, Gambie : Mahdi Camara ne disputera pas la CAN 2021". Foot Mercato (in Spanish). 21 December 2021.
  13. ^ "En tête à tête avec Mahdi Camara". asse.tv. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Saint-Étienne's Mahdi Camara suspended after fight with reserve goalkeeper". Get French Football News. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ Mahdi Camara at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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