Mamadi Camara (soccer, born 1995)

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Mamadi Camara
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers FC
Number 25
Youth career
CS Longueuil
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Simon Fraser Clan 69 (29)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 CS Longueuil 11 (3)
2017 Vancouver TSS FC Rovers 8 (2)
2018 Calgary Foothills 8 (0)
2019 CS St-Hubert 4 (3)
2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 14 (1)
2021 Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 10 (11)
2021– HFX Wanderers FC 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 3, 2021

Mamadi Camara (born February 25, 1995) is a Guinean-Canadian[1][2] soccer player who plays as a forward for HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.

College Career[]

Camara played four seasons of college soccer at Division II Simon Fraser University in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference between 2015 and 2018, where he made 69 appearances, scoring 29 goals and tallying 20 assists.[3][4] Over his four years for SFU, he was named to the GNAC first all-star team each year, the All-West team in his final three years, and GNAC player of the year in his senior season.[5]

Club career[]

While at college, Camara played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with CS Longueuil in 2014 and 2015.[6]

In 2016, during his summer break, he was invited to train with Whitecaps FC 2, the second team of Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[7]

In 2017, he joined USL PDL club Vancouver TSS FC Rovers and then in the following year joined Calgary Foothills.

In 2019, he played with PLSQ club CS St-Hubert.[8][9] Afterwards, he returned to B.C., and joined amateur side Surrey Central City Breakers FC, helping them win the 2019 Challenge Trophy as national champions.[10]

Prior to the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Camara was one of six Canadians, and the only NCAA Division II player, invited to the MLS Combine.[5] On January 11, 2019, Camara was selected 46th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[11] He became the first player who played in the PLSQ to be drafted into the MLS.[12][13] However, he did not sign with the club.[14]

On December 17, 2019, Camara joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks ahead of their 2020 season.[15] He scored his first professional goal on September 16 against El Paso Locomotive.[14]

In 2021, he returned to the semi-professional PLSQ with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu, where he scored 11 goals in 10 matches. He was leading the league in scoring with 11 goals in 10 matches, at the time he departed the club for a professional opportunity.[16]

On September 1, 2021, he signed with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2021 season.[17]

Personal[]

Camara was born in Guinea, before moving to Montreal in Canada aged four-years old.[18]

Career statistics[]

As of September 3, 2021[19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS Longueuil 2014[16] PLSQ 2 0 — — 0 0 2 0
2015[16] 9 3 — — 2 0 11 3
Vancouver TSS FC Rovers 2017[20] PDL 8 2 — — — 8 2
Calgary Foothills FC 2018[21] 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
CS St-Hubert 2019[16] PLSQ 4 3 — — 0 0 4 3
Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2020 USL Championship 14 1 — — — 14 1
Celtix du Haut-Richelieu 2021[16] PLSQ 10 11 — — — 10 11
HFX Wanderers FC 2021 Canadian Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 56 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 58 20

References[]

  1. ^ Frost, Steve (December 13, 2018). "Mamadi Camara invited to Major League Soccer Player Combine". Simon Fraser University.
  2. ^ "Mamadi Camara profile". USL Championship.
  3. ^ "Mamadi Camara selected 46th overall in MLS SuperDraft". Simon Fraser University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Mamadi Camara | MLSsoccer.com".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Adams, J.J. (January 13, 2019). "MLS SuperDraft: SFU's Mamadi Camara finds the perfect fit in San Jose". The Province.
  6. ^ "MLS: Mamadi Camara quitte le Canada pour la Major League" [MLS: Mamadi Camara leaves Canada for the Major League]. Guinée Actusport (in French). January 17, 2019.
  7. ^ McColl, Michael (April 10, 2017). "Get To Know Your TSS Rovers: Mamadi Camara". Away From The Numbers.
  8. ^ "Mamadi Camara - Colorado Switchbacks (USL) 2020". CS St-Hubert.
  9. ^ "François Bourgeais (St-Hubert) : " On a à coeur de combler l'écart avec les gros de PLSQ "" [François Bourgeais (St-Hubert): "We are keen to bridge the gap with the big PLSQ"]. Just eSoccer (in French). September 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Zillich, Tom (December 19, 2019). "Pro deal for Camara, who helped Surrey's CCB team win national soccer championship". The Surrey Now News-Leader.
  11. ^ "NEWS: Earthquakes Select Three Players in 2019 MLS SuperDraft | San Jose Earthquakes".
  12. ^ Harvey-Pinard, Katherine (January 16, 2019). "Un ancien du CS Longueuil repêché en MLS" [A former CS Longueuil drafted in MLS]. Le Courrier du Sud (in French).
  13. ^ "Mamadi Camara, premier joueur PLSQ sélectionné en MLS" [Mamadi Camara, first PLSQ player selected in MLS]. Just eSoccer (in French). January 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Benedetto, Vinny (September 18, 2020). "Mamadi Camara hopes to replicate college success with Colorado Springs Switchbacks". The Gazette.
  15. ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign Mamadi Camara". www.switchbacksfc.com.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  17. ^ Thompson, Marty (September 1, 2021). "HFX Wanderers sign striker Mamadi Camara for rest of 2021 season". Canadian Premier League.
  18. ^ "MLS SuperDraft: SFU's Mamadi Camara finds the perfect fit in San Jose | The Province". January 13, 2019.
  19. ^ "M.Camara". Soccerway.
  20. ^ "Mamadi Camara 2017 Stats". Premier Development League.
  21. ^ "Mamadi Camara 2018 Stats". Premier Development League.

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