Sékou Mara
![]() Mara in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2014–2017 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2017–2021 | Bordeaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Bordeaux B | 14 | (5) |
2021–2022 | Bordeaux | 34 | (7) |
2022– | Southampton | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
2018–2019 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | France U20 | 10 | (6) |
2021– | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:48, 21 July 2022 (UTC) |
Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Southampton.
Club career
Bordeaux
Mara made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 2–0 Coupe de France loss to Toulouse on 10 February 2021.[2] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on 2 May 2021. By scoring this goal, he became the youngest player to score a league goal for Bordeaux in almost 14 years.[3]
Southampton
On 21 July 2022, it was confirmed by Bordeaux that they had accepted an offer from Southampton for Mara, and that the deal was subject to a medical.[4] On 25 July 2022, Southampton confirmed that Mara had signed a four-year deal with the club.[5] On 13 August 2022, Mara made his first Premier League appearance in Southampton’s 2–2 draw with Leeds United after he replaced Jan Bednarek.[6]
International career
Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches at under-16, under-17, under-20, and under-21 level.[7]
Personal life
Born in France, Mara is of French and Senegalese descent.[8] His mother, Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[9] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 November 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bordeaux B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
2020–21 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
Bordeaux | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
Total | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
Southampton | 2022–23[11] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 57 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 61 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Sékou Mara: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs Toulouse (0-2) - Coupe de France 2/10/21 UTC". OneFootball. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Oludare, Shina (2 May 2021). "Sekou Mara makes history with Bordeaux strike against Rennes in Ligue 1". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Southampton 'agree deal' for Bordeaux striker Mara". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Saints complete Mara signing". Southampton FC. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Mann, Mantej (13 August 2022). "Southampton 2–2 Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Sékou Mara". FFF (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sékou Mara at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Tournoux, Gilles; Bernard, Olivier (7 August 2020). "Football : le rêve devient réalité pour le fils d'Audrey Crespo-Mara" [Football: the dream comes true for the son of Audrey Crespo-Mara]. Le Parisien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A la découverte de Sékou Mara, ce franco-sénégalais de 18 ans qui a signé pro au FC des Girondins de Bordeaux" [To the discovery of Sékou Mara, this 18-year old French-Senegalese who signed pro with FC Girondins de Bordeaux]. wiwSport.com (in French). August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Games played by Sékou Mara in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
- France profile at FFF
- Sékou Mara at Soccerway
- Sékou Mara at WorldFootball.net
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French footballers
- Association football forwards
- France youth international footballers
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- AC Boulogne-Billancourt players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Premier League players
- French football forward, 2000s birth stubs