Samba Camara

Samba Camara (born 14 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Sivasspor. Born in France, he represents Mali internationally.

Samba Camara

Camara with Le Havre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-11-14) 14 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Le Havre, France
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sivasspor
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	AM Neiges Le Havre	25	(1)
2013–2017	Le Havre B	38	(0)
2016–2019	Le Havre	68	(0)
2020–	Sivasspor	109	(1)
International career‡
2021–	Mali	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:50, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

On 23 December 2019 Camara signed with New England Revolution.^[1] On 20 January 2020 the deal became void after Camara's P-1 visa application was denied.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played on 27 November 2023^[3]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre	2015–16	Ligue 2	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2016–17	Ligue 2	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2017–18	Ligue 2	20	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	21	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	26	0	2	1	—		3[b]	0	31	1
	2019–20	Ligue 2	14	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	16	0
	Total		68	0	5	1	0	0	5	0	78	1
Le Havre B	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 2	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Sivasspor	2019–20	Süper Lig	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
	2020–21	Süper Lig	28	0	2	0	5[c]	0	—		35	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	19	0	3	0	1[d]	0	—		23	0
	2022–23	Süper Lig	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	2023–24	Süper Lig	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		67	0	10	0	6	0	0	0	83	0
Career totals			144	0	15	1	6	0	5	0	170	1

1. Appearance in the 2017–18 Ligue 2 play-offs
2. Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International career

Born in France, Camara is Malian by descent.^[4] He made his debut for Mali national football team on 24 March 2021 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea.^[5]

Honours

Sivasspor

• Turkish Cup: 2021–22