Senegalese footballer
Souleymane Camara (born 22 December 1982) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is a former Senegal international and has represented his nation at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments in 2002, 2006, and 2012.[1] As of 2021, he holds the record of the most appearances for French club Montpellier, with 433, and is the club's second-highest goalscorer, with 76 goals.[2]
Club career
Camara was influential in Montpellier winning their first ever Ligue 1 title in 2012, scoring 9 goals, including one goal in a crucial 2–0 victory over Rennes with two matches left in the season.[3][4][1]
On 5 August 2017, Camara scored the only goal in Montpellier's 1–0 win against Caen on matchday 1 of the 2017–18 season. It was his 48th Ligue 1 goal for Montpellier and made him Montpellier's record scorer in Ligue 1, breaking Laurent Blanc's 26-year-old record of 47 Division 1 goals scored for Montpellier in four seasons.[5]
In March 2019 he became the first player to score in 15 different seasons in France's Ligue 1 in the 21st century.[6] In May 2019 he extended his contract with Montpellier for a further season.[7]
In May 2020, it was announced that Camara would not extend his contract with Montpellier, and would retire at the end of the season.[8] By the end of his Montpellier career, Camara played a club-record 433 games in all competitions during his 13-year stay with 76 goals scored – a record bettered only by Blanc.[1]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2020[9][10][11]
International
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camara goal.
Honours
Monaco
Montpellier
Senegal
References
- ^ a b c d e "Souleymane Camara: Senegal striker ends 13-year spell at Montpellier". Goal. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistique des Pailladins | MHSC Foot , billetterie Montpellier Hérault, mhsc match, match Montpellier, led publicitaire, panneau publicitaire led". www.mhscfoot.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Rennes vs. Montpellier 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "How Montpellier beat PSG to win the French title". BBC. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Montpellier win it for Nicollin". www.ligue1.com. 5 August 2017.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (18 March 2019). "Senegal's Camara first player to score in 15 Ligue 1 seasons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (7 May 2019). "Senegal's Souleymane Camara extends Montpellier deal again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Montpellier : Souleymane Camara va arrêter sa carrière". L’équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ S. CAMARA at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Souleymane Camara at BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Souleymane Camara". Flashscore. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Souleymane Camara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Senegal vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Senegal vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Senegal vs. Cape Verde". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "South Africa vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Guinea vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Monaco, tête couronnée". eurosport.fr. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Copnall, James (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 – 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 – 2 on penalties)". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
- Souleymane Camara at Soccerway
- Souleymane Camara at National-Football-Teams.com