Hamadou Karamoko (born 31 October 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.

Career

Karamoko is a youth exponent from Lorient. He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2015. He made his

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debut on 26 January 2016 against

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playing the full match . Following release from Lorient at the end of the 2015–16 season, Karamoko signed an 18 month contract with

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in January 2017. After six months without a club, in February 2019, Karamoko joined Lusitanos Saint-Maur, of the fourth-tier Championnat National 2. On 18 June 2019, Karamoko signed a two-year contract with

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. On 16 July 2022, Karamoko joined

Paris 13 Atletico Paris 13 Atletico is a French football club based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It competes in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The club was founded in 1968 as ''Football Club Gobelins''. It was renamed ''F ...

Personal life

Born in France, Karamoko is of Ivorian descent.

References

1995 births Living people Footballers from Paris French men's footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Men's association football central defenders Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players FC Lorient players FC Nantes players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players Red Star F.C. players FC Chambly Oise players Paris 13 Atletico players FC Progrès Niederkorn players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub