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 played for the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career Châteauroux Kamara is a youth exponent of Châteauroux. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club on 4 April 2014, in a match against Clermont. On 2 May 2014, he scored his first league goal in a match against Laval.
Reims In August 2015, Kamara signed for 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.
Nice On 26 June 2020, Kamara signed for fellow French side Nice for an undisclosed fee reported to be around €4 million euros.
Watford On 4 January 2022, Kamara signed for English club Watford on a three-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025. He scored his first Premier League goal for the club in a 5–1 defeat to then-league leaders Manchester City. On 7 May 2022, in the game against their manager Roy Hodgson's return to Selhurst Park, Kamara was sent off in the first-half after receiving two yellow cards. 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 a fourth time.
Udinese and Watford loan return On 23 August 2022, Kamara signed for Serie A club Udinese for an undisclosed fee, and immediately returned on loan to Watford for the 2022–23 season.
International career Kamara holds French, Malian, Gambian and Ivorian nationalities. He rejected a call-up to the Gambia national team in March 2017. He debuted for the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly 2–1 win over Burkina Faso on 5 June 2021.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChâteauroux II2012–13CFA 2101———1012013–14CFA 2204———2042014–15CFA 251———51Total356———356Châteauroux2013–14Ligue 2510000—512014–15Ligue 22143110—2552015–16Championnat National100000—10Total2753110—316Reims II2015–16CFA 2103———1032016–17CFA143———1432017–18Championnat National 210———102018–19Championnat National 271———71Total327———327Reims2015–16Ligue 1200000—202016–17Ligue 2100000—102017–18Ligue 22212020—2612018–19Ligue 11602010—1902019–20Ligue 12321040—282Total6435070—763Créteil (loan)2016–17Championnat National1520000—152Nice2020–21Ligue 136220—413672021–22Ligue 111000—00110Total47220—41532Watford2021–22Premier League191———2012022–23Championship40———40Total231000000241Watford (loan)2022-23Championship280———280Udinese2023–24Serie A35120——3712024–25Serie A30120——3212025–26Serie A26010——2702026–27Serie A1110——21Total923600000983Career total348281611004137630
Honours Reims Ligue 2: 2017–18
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