Hassane Kamara (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left wing-back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
 Kamara with Nice in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassane Kamara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back/left wing-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Châteauroux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Châteauroux II | 35 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Châteauroux | 27 | (5) |
| 2015–2020 | Reims II | 32 | (7) |
| 2015–2020 | Reims | 64 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Créteil (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Nice | 47 | (2) |
| 2022 | Watford | 23 | (1) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 35 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Watford (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:05, 9 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editChâteauroux
editKamara is a youth exponent of Châteauroux. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club on 4 April 2014 in a match against Clermont.[3] On 2 May 2014, he scored his first league goal in a match against Laval.[4]
Reims
editIn August 2015, Kamara signed with Reims before joining Paris FC on loan. He helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, achieving promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[5]
Nice
editOn 26 June 2020, Kamara signed with Nice for an undisclosed fee reported to be around €4 million euros.[6]
Watford
editOn 4 January 2022, Kamara signed for English club Watford on a contract until June 2025.[7] He scored his first Watford goal in the 5-1 defeat to the league leaders Manchester City.[8] On 7 May 2022, in the game against their manager Roy Hodgson's return to Selhurst Park, Kamara was sent off by two yellow cards after in the first half he gave away a penalty due to a handball. His team would go on to lose 1-0 against Crystal Palace and be relegated from the Premier League for the fourth time.[9]
Udinese
editOn 23 August 2022, Kamara signed for Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee, returning on loan to Watford for the 2022–23 season.[10]
International career
editKamara holds French, Malian, Gambian and Ivorian nationalities.[11][12] He rejected a callup to the Gambia national team in March 2017.[13] He debuted for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 March 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| Châteauroux | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Reims II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | |||||
| Reims | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 76 | 3 | |||
| Créteil (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Nice | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 36 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 53 | 2 | |||
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2022-23 | Championship | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 280 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 28 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editReims
References
edit- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Hassane Kamara at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Clérmont vs. Châteauroux - 4 April 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Châteauroux vs. Laval - 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Official | OGC Nice land Hassane Kamara from Reims for €4m". Get French Football News. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Official: Watford Sign Kamara". Watford F.C. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (23 April 2022). "Official: Gabriel Jesus scores 4 against Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Gault, Matt (7 May 2022). "Official: Zaha's penalty sends Watford back to the Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Official: Kamara Completes Sale & Loan-Back Deal". www.watfordfc.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Hassane KAMARA". UNFP. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Nice : Hassane Kamara dit oui à la Côte d'Ivoire". Afrik-Foot. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Hassane Kamara rejects Scorpions call-up - The Standard Newspaper". 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ Hassane Kamara at Soccerway
External links
edit- Hassane Kamara at Soccerway
- Hassane Kamara at National-Football-Teams.com