Mohamed Ali Camara

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Mohamed Ali Camara
Camara with Guinea in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ali Camara
Date of birth (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Place of birth Kérouané, Guinea[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Satellite[2]
2016–2017 Horoya
2017 → Hafia (loan)
2017–2018 Hapoel Ra'anana 29 (3)
2018–2025 Young Boys 133 (5)
2025– Maccabi Tel Aviv 7 (1)
International career‡
2017 Guinea U20 8 (1)
2018– Guinea 27 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:16, 6 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 6 November 2025 (UTC)

Mohamed Ali Camara, also spelt Mohamed Aly Camara,[2] (born 28 August 1997) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Guinea national team. Camara is nicknamed Piqué, named after his footballing idol Gerard Piqué.[3]

Club career

Early career in Guinea

Camara began his professional career in his native Guinea with Satellite FC in January 2015.[2]

He then transferred to Horoya AC, also in Guinea, on 26 February 2016.[4] He made an appearance for Horoya in the CAF Champions League first round second leg against ZESCO United on 20 March 2016 in which he scored two penalty kicks to win the match 2–0.[5] He won the treble with Horoya in 2016: Guinée Championnat National, Guineé Coupe Nationale, and Guinean Super Cup.[6]

Loan to Hafia

He then joined Hafia on a five-month loan deal from Horoya on 23 January 2017.[2]

Because he played the 2–1 victory against Renaissance Conakry on 9 July 2017 in the first round,[7] this allowed him to still be credited as winning the Guinée Coupe Nationale in 2017 dspite leaving the club two months before the final.[8]

Hapoel Ra'anana

Camara signed a five-year contract with Hapoel Ra'anana on 14 July 2017.[9] He made his professional debut for Ra'anana in a 0–0 Israeli Premier League tie with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. on 19 August 2017.[10]

BSC Young Boys

After a successful season, Camara joined BSC Young Boys on 6 July 2018, agreeing a contract until 2022.[11] He became club captain, and in November 2023 notably approached opponent Erling Haaland at half-time to ask for his shirt.[12][13]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

In July 2025 Camara came back to Israel to join Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv on a deal valid until 2028 with an option to extend until 2029.[14]

He was injured in the 2–0 loss against Aston Villa on 6 November 2025 in the UEFA Europa League.[15]

International career

Camara represented the Guinea U20s at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[16] and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[17]

Camara made his international debut for the senior Guinea national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mauritania on 24 March 2018.[18]

In January 2022, he was selected by the coach Kaba Diawara to participate in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[19] On 23 December 2023, he was again included in the list of 25 players selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 November 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Horoya 2015–16 Guinée Championnat National ? ? ? ? 1[b] 2 ? ? 1+ 2+
2016–17 Guinée Championnat National ? ? ? ? 0 0 0 0 ? ?
Hafia (loan) 2016–17 Guinée Championnat National ? ? 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+ 0+
Hapoel Ra'anana 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 29 2 5 1 — — 34 3
Young Boys 2018–19 Swiss Super League 14 2 4 1 4[c] 0 — 22 3
2019–20 Swiss Super League 9 1 2 0 — — 11 1
2020–21 Swiss Super League 29 0 1 0 9[d] 0 — 39 0
2021–22 Swiss Super League 22 2 2 0 10[c] 0 — 34 2
2022–23 Swiss Super League 12 0 2 0 5[e] 0 — 19 0
2023–24 Swiss Super League 29 0 3 0 8[f] 0 — 40 0
2024–25 Swiss Super League 18 0 2 0 8[c] 0 — 28 0
Total 133 5 16 1 44 0 0 0 193 6
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2025–26 Israeli Premier League 7 1 0 0 9[g] 0 — 16 1
Career total 171 8 22 2 46 2 0 0 245 12
  1. ^ Includes Guinée Coupe Nationale, Israel State Cup, and Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
2022 9 0
2023 2 0
2024 3 0
2025 3 0
Total 27 0

Honours

Horoya AC

Hafia

BSC Young Boys

References

  1. ^ "Le defenseur, Mohamed Ali Camara signe au Horoya AC". www.nouvelledeguinee.com.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mohamed Aly Camara". National Football Teams.
  3. ^ "Transfert/Hafia : Mohamed Aly Camara tout proche de rejoindre l'Israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info. 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "TRANSFERT : MOHAMED ALI CAMARA SIGNE AU HOROYA". Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Horoya AC 2–0 ZESCO United". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Guinea 2015/16". RSSSF.
  7. ^ "Guinea 2016/17". RSSSF.
  8. ^ Hounkpatin, Elisée (27 September 2017). "Coupe de Guinée : le Hafia s'offre le trophée face au Horoya". VOA Afrique. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Officiel : Mohamed Aly Camara signe au Hapoel Raanana en israël. - Guineefoot.info". guineefoot.info. 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Hapoel Ra'anana vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona - 19 August 2017 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "Suisse - YB Berne : Mohamed Ali Camara en renfort (officiel) - Football 365". 6 July 2018.
  12. ^ Wallace, Sam (7 November 2023). "Young Boys in awe of Erling Haaland – who hands over his jersey at half-time". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ "'I'd ask for his jersey myself' - Haaland firing Man City to history". BBC Sport. 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Ali Camara Joins Maccabi". 17 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Aston Villa 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  16. ^ "YB verpflichtet Verteidiger Mohamed Ali Camara - NEWS-ÜBERSICHT - BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". bscyb.ch. BSC Young Boys.
  17. ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "Squad Lists announced". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Guinea (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams.
  19. ^ "CAN 2022. Guinée : avec Saidou Sow, retrouvez la liste complète du Sily national". Ouestfrance.fr (in French). 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Mohamed Aly Camara". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Young Boys wins Swiss league title in 54th week of season". Washington Post. Associated Press. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Statistik und Resultate". www.football.ch (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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