Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (born 22 November 1989), commonly known as Kara or Kara Mbodji, is a Senegalese professional

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who plays for the Senegal national team. He can be deployed as a defender, defensive midfielder or in the central midfield.

Club career

Tromsø

At the age of 15, Mbodji joined the Diambars academy in

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, Senegal. On 2 February 2010, he joined Norwegian club

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. During his three seasons in the

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, he was awarded best player of his team and twice second best player of the Championship.

Genk

On 31 December 2012, Mbodji joined

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for a fee of €1.4 million. After regularly starting for Genk in defence and winning the

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, his contract was extended until June 2018.

Anderlecht

On 7 August 2015, he joined

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for a fee of €4.5 million, signing a four-year deal until June 2019. In August 2017, he agreed a contract extension with the club until 2020. In his time at the club he made 97 appearances scoring 7 goals.

Nantes

On 30 August 2018, one day before the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, Mbodji moved to

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side

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on loan for the 2018–19 season. Nantes also secured an option to sign him permanently. His loan ended early, in January 2019, with Mbodji citing lack of playing time.

Al-Sailiya

On 20 July 2019, Al-Sailiya signed Kara Mbodji for three season from Anderlecht.

International career

Mbodji was a part of the

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team for the

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. He was included in the

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's squad for the

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and scored in a 1–1 draw with

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in the team's second group match. In June 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first''

Honours

Club

Genk *

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Anderlecht *

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 2016–17 *

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Al-Sailiya SC *

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: 2020-21, 2021-22

References

External links

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official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mbodji, Kara 1989 births Living people Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's international footballers Sportspeople from Thiès region Ligue 1 (Senegal) players Eliteserien players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Qatar Stars League players Diambars FC players Tromsø IL players K.R.C. Genk players R.S.C. Anderlecht players FC Nantes players Al-Sailiya SC players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Olympic footballers for Senegal Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players