Sékou Mara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sékou Mara | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bordeaux | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2014–2017 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2017–2021 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Bordeaux B | 14 | (5) |
| 2021– | Bordeaux | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:41, 10 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.
Club career[]
Mara made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 2–0 Coupe de France loss to Toulouse on 10 February 2021.[1] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on 2 May 2021. By scoring this goal, he became the youngest player to score a league goal for Bordeaux in almost 14 years.[2]
International career[]
Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches at U16 and U17 level.[3]
Personal life[]
Born in France, Mara is of French and Senegalese descent.[4] His mother, Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[5] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 1 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | |||
References[]
- ^ "Bordeaux vs Toulouse (0-2) - Coupe de France 2/10/21 UTC". OneFootball. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Oludare, Shina (2 May 2021). "Sekou Mara makes history with Bordeaux strike against Rennes in Ligue 1". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Sékou Mara". FFF (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Sékou Mara at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Tournoux, Gilles; Bernard, Olivier (7 August 2020). "Football : le rêve devient réalité pour le fils d'Audrey Crespo-Mara" [Football: the dream comes true for the son of Audrey Crespo-Mara]. Le Parisien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "A la découverte de Sékou Mara, ce franco-sénégalais de 18 ans qui a signé pro au FC des Girondins de Bordeaux" [To the discovery of Sékou Mara, this 18-year old French-Senegalese who signed pro with FC Girondins de Bordeaux]. wiwSport.com (in French). August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links[]
- Sékou Mara at Soccerway
- Sékou Mara at WorldFootball.net
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French people of Senegalese descent
- French footballers
- Association football forwards
- France youth international footballers
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 1 players
- French football forward, 2000s birth stubs