{{short description|Malian professional footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samba Camara | fullname = | image = Lens - Le Havre AC (01-04-2019) 39.jpg | caption = Camara with Le Havre in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|14}} | birth_place = Le Havre, France | height = 1.92 m | currentclub = Al-Jandal | clubnumber = 14 | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = AM Neiges Le Havre | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Le Havre B | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2019 | clubs3 = Le Havre | caps3 = 68 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2025 | clubs4 = Sivasspor | caps4 = 109 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Al-Jandal | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2021– | nationalteam1 = Mali | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 16 June 2025 | ntupdate = 20:50, 26 May 2022 (UTC) }} '''Samba Camara''' (born 14 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi club Al-Jandal. Born in France, he represents Mali internationally.
== Club career == On 23 December 2019 Camara signed with New England Revolution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/12/23/new-england-revolution-sign-french-defender-samba-camara|title=New England Revolution sign French defender Samba Camara|last=|first=|date=23 December 2019|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> On 20 January 2020 the deal became void after Camara's P-1 visa application was denied.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/20/new-england-revolution-deal-samba-camara-void-after-visa-application-denied|title=New England Revolution deal for Samba Camara void after visa application denied|last=Bogert|first=Tom|date=20 January 2020|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
On 8 September 2025, Camara joined Saudi FDL club Al-Jandal.<ref>{{cite web |title=المـالي " سـامبا كمارا " لاعـبًا لـ #مارد_الجوف |url=https://x.com/Aljandal_Fc/status/1965116782114734262}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played on 27 November 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway |id=257978 |name=Samba Camara }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Le Havre |2015–16 |Ligue 2 |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2016–17 |Ligue 2 |2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2017–18 |Ligue 2 |20||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in the 2017–18 Ligue 2 play-offs}}||0||21||0 |- |2018–19 |Ligue 2 |26||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=CdlL|Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue}}||0||31||1 |- |2019–20 |Ligue 2 |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=CdlL}}||0||16||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !68!!0!!5!!1!!0!!0!!5!!0!!78!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Le Havre B |2016–17 |Championnat de France Amateur |7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2017–18 |Championnat National 2 |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0 |- |rowspan="6"|Sivasspor |2019–20 |Süper Lig |5||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2020–21 |Süper Lig |28||0||2||0||5{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0 |- |2021–22 |Süper Lig |19||0||3||0||1{{efn|Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- |2022–23 |Süper Lig |11||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |2023–24 |Süper Lig |4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !67!!0!!10!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!83!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career totals !144!!0!!15!!1!!6!!0!!5!!0!!170!!1 |} {{notelist}}
==International career== Born in France, Camara is Malian by descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reference14sport.blogspot.com/2013/12/footballeurs-maliens-ou-dorigine_9585.html|title=Footballeurs Maliens ou d'origine maliennes à travers le monde !!!|publisher=}}</ref> He made his debut for Mali national football team on 24 March 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=596286|title=Guinea v Mali game report|date=24 March 2021}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Sivasspor''' * Turkish Cup: 2021–22
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|samba-camara/257978}} *{{NFT player|81863}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Samba}} Category:Living people Category:1992 births Category:Footballers from Le Havre Category:Malian men's footballers Category:Mali men's international footballers Category:French men's footballers Category:French sportspeople of Malian descent Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Le Havre AC players Category:Sivasspor footballers Category:Al-Jandal SC players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Süper Lig players Category:Saudi First Division League players Category:Malian expatriate men's footballers Category:French expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Malian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Category:21st-century French sportsmen