Mohamed Ali Camara

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]

Mohamed Ali Camara
Camara with Guinea in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ali Camara
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Place of birth Kérouané, Guinea[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Horoya
2017 → Hafia (loan)
2017–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana 29 (3)
2018– Young Boys 106 (5)
International career‡
2017 Guinea U20 8 (1)
2018– Guinea 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 March 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Ra'anana 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 29251——343
Young Boys 2018–19 Swiss Super League 142414[lower-alpha 2]0—223
2019–20 Swiss Super League 9120——111
2020–21 Swiss Super League 290109[lower-alpha 3]0—390
2021–22 Swiss Super League 2222010[lower-alpha 2]0—342
2022–23 Swiss Super League 120205[lower-alpha 4]0—190
2023–24 Swiss Super League 200108[lower-alpha 5]0—290
Total 1065121360001546
Career total 1357172360001889
  1. Includes Swiss Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 2 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 201810
201910
202010
202160
202290
202320
202410
Total210

Honours

Young Boys

References
  1. "Le defenseur, Mohamed Ali Camara signe au Horoya AC". www.nouvelledeguinee.com.
  2. "Transfert/Hafia : Mohamed Aly Camara tout proche de rejoindre l'Israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
  3. "TRANSFERT : MOHAMED ALI CAMARA SIGNE AU HOROYA". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "Officiel : Mohamed Aly Camara signe au Hapoel Raanana en israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info.
  5. "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 19 August 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. "Suisse - YB Berne : Mohamed Ali Camara en renfort (officiel) - Football 365". 6 July 2018.
  7. Wallace, Sam (7 November 2023). "Young Boys in awe of Erling Haaland – who hands over his jersey at half-time" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. "'I'd ask for his jersey myself' - Haaland firing Man City to history" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "YB verpflichtet Verteidiger Mohamed Ali Camara - NEWS-ÜBERSICHT - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". bscyb.ch. BSC Young Boys.
  10. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "Squad Lists announced". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football.
  11. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Guinea (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.
  12. "Mohamed Aly Camara". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  13. "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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