Souleymane Camara (born 22 December 1982) is a Senegalese former professional

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who played as a

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. He is a former Senegal international and has represented his nation at the

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and three

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tournaments in

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, and

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. As of 2021, he holds the record of the most appearances for French club

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, with 433, and is the club's second-highest goalscorer, with 76 goals.

Club career

Camara was influential in Montpellier winning their first ever

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title in 2012, scoring 9 goals, including one goal in a crucial 2–0 victory over

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with two matches left in the season. On 5 August 2017, Camara scored the only goal in

's 1–0 win against

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on matchday 1 of the 2017–18 season. It was his 48th Ligue 1 goal for Montpellier and made him Montpellier's record scorer in

, breaking

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's 26-year-old record of 47 Division 1 goals scored for Montpellier in four seasons. In March 2019 he became the first player to score in 15 different seasons in France's

in the 21st century. In May 2019 he extended his contract with Montpellier for a further season. In May 2020, it was announced that Camara would not extend his contract with Montpellier, and would retire at the end of the season. By the end of his Montpellier career, Camara played a club-record 433 games in all competitions during his 13-year stay with 76 goals scored – a record bettered only by Blanc.

Career Statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camara goal.''

Honours

Monaco *

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: 2002–03 Montpellier *

: 2011–12 Senegal *

runner-up:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Souleymane 1982 births Living people Men's association football forwards Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Senegal men's international footballers AS Monaco FC players En Avant Guingamp players OGC Nice players Montpellier HSC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese Muslims Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco French men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France 21st-century French sportsmen