Sahmkou Camara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sahmkou Diaby Camara | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MFK Karviná | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Cavigal Nice Football | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Grasse | 31 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 39 | (1) |
| 2025– | Slavia Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Karviná (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Guinea U23 | 1 | (0) | |
| 2023– | Guinea | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2025 | |||
Sahmkou Camara (born 10 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech side MFK Karviná. Born in France, he represents Guinea internationally.
Club career
Camara is a native of Paris and played in the youth categories of Cavigal Nice.
Grasse
Camara played 31 league matches in the French fourth division, scoring his only goal on 14 December 2022 against Saint-Priest. He was a regular in the starting lineup.[1]
Stade Lausanne Ouchy
Camara signed a contract with Stade Lausanne Ouchy in the summer of 2023.[2] He made his debut in the Swiss top flight on 5 August 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Servette.[3] He scored his first goal on 28 September of the same year, when he scored in the 81st minute against Yverdon to equalise the game 1–1.[4] He played a total of 25 games in the Swiss Super League in the 2023/2024 season with the Swiss team, scoring one goal. However, he was unable to prevent relegation to the second division.[5]
While playing for Stade Lausanne Ouchy he was called up to the Guinea national team.[6]
Slavia Prague
On 25 January 2025, he transferred to Czech side Slavia Prague and was immediately sent on loan to Karviná.[7][8]
Karviná (loan)
At the end of January 2025, he was sent on a year and a half long loan to MFK Karviná together with Alexander Bužek.[9] Camara made his debut for Karviná in a 1–1 draw against FK Teplice.[10]
International career
While playing for Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Camara received his first international call-up in October 2023 for matches against Togo and Guinea-Bissau.[8][11][12] He played against Guinea-Bissau in a 1–0 victory.[13]
References
- ^ "Communiqué : Sahmkou Camara signe professionnel en D1 suisse – RC Pays de Grasse" (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Sahmkou Camara rejoint le SLO". fcslo.ch (in French). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ lluscher (5 August 2023). "FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy – Servette FC 1-1 (0-0)". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Sahmkou Camara appelé en équipe nationale de Guinée". 24 heures (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Do Slavie přichází Sahmkou Camara". slavia.cz. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Sahmkou Camara appelé en équipe nationale de Guinée". 24 heures (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Do Slavie přichází Sahmkou Camara" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b Diakité, Bréhima (27 January 2025). "Sahmkou Camara : « Prêt à montrer tout mon potentiel »". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ redakce. "Jarní hostování Camary a Bužka byla dotažena!". MFK Karviná (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Karviná - Teplice 1:1, gól i červená pro Tomiče, domácí ale i bez něj uhráli bod". iDNES.cz. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Sahmkou Camara appelé en équipe nationale de Guinée". 24 heures (in French). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ SLO_Media (4 October 2023). "Sahmkou Camara convoqué avec la Guinée". FC SLO (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Soufiane (13 October 2023). "Guinée-Guinée Bissau : Abdoulaye Touré et Sahmkou Camara impressionnants". ConakrySports (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.