Mamadou Camara (born 6 April 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a centre-back for ES La Rochelle.

Career

Camara started his career with Chamois Niortais, and was brought into the Niort team at the start of the 2008–09 season. He went on to play over 30 times in his first campaign, including one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, when Niort lost 2–1 to

Créteil Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Cr� ...

. On 26 July 2009, it was announced that despite Niort's relegation from the

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, Camara had signed a contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2010. On 23 January 2010, he scored his first league goal in the 1–1 draw with

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig ...

at the Stade René Gaillard. In August 2014, Camara signed a one-year contract with Strasbourg. In June 2019, Camara joined

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Personal life

Born in France, Camara is of Senegalese descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Le Puy *

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: 2021–22

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* * * 1988 births Living people People from Niort Sportspeople from Deux-Sèvres French footballers French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Black French sportspeople Association football midfielders Chamois Niortais F.C. players En Avant Guingamp players CA Bastia players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Vendée Fontenay Foot players US Boulogne players Lyon La Duchère players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players ES La Rochelle players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub