Kara Mbodji
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Serigne Modou Kara Mbodj | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 November 1989||
Place of birth | Ndiass, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes (on loan from Anderlecht) | ||
Youth career | |||
Diambars FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Diambars FC | 43 | (4) |
2010–2012 | Tromsø | 70 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Genk | 92 | (5) |
2015– | Anderlecht | 74 | (6) |
2018– | → Nantes (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Senegal U23 | 7 | (1) |
2011– | Senegal | 47 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:57, 31 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2018 |
Serigne Modou Kara Mbodj (born 22 November 1989), commonly known as Kara or Kara Mbodj, is a Senegalese football defender who currently plays for French club FC Nantes, on loan from R.S.C. Anderlecht, and the Senegal national team. He can be deployed as a defender, defensive midfielder or in the central midfield.
Club career
At the age of 15, Mbodj joined the Diambars academy in Dakar, Senegal.[2] On 2 February 2010, he joined Norwegian club Tromsø IL. During his three seasons in the Norwegian Premier League, he was awarded best player of his team and twice second best player of the Championship.
On 31 December 2012, Mbodji joined KRC Genk for a fee of €1.4 million.[3] After regularly starting for Genk in defence and winning the 2012–13 Belgian Cup, his contract was extended until June 2018.
On 7 August 2015, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €4.5 million, signing a four-year deal until June 2019.[2] In August 2017, he agreed a contract extension with the club until 2020.[4] In his time at the club he made 97 appearances scoring 7 goals.[5]
On 30 August 2018, one day before the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, Mbodji moved to Ligue 1 side FC Nantes on loan for the 2018–19 season. Nantes also secured an option to sign him permanently.[5]
International career
Mbodji was a part of the Senegal selection for the 2012 Olympic Games. He was included in the Senegal national football team's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored in a 1–1 draw with South Africa in the team's second group match.[6]
In May 2018 he was named in Senegal’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 July 2018
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tromsø | 2010[8] | Tippeligaen | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2011[8] | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
2012[9] | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
Total | 70 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 84 | 9 | |||
Genk | 2012–13[10] | Pro League | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
2013–14[11] | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
2014–15[12] | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
2015–16[13] | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 75 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | ||
Anderlecht | 2015–16[13] | Pro League | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | — | 41 | 3 | |
2016–17[14] | First Division A | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
2017–18[15] | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 74 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 7 | ||
Career total | 219 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 273 | 22 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of 28 June 2018[16]
Senegal | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 7 | 1 |
2015 | 10 | 1 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 12 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 4 |
International goals
- As of match played 14 November 2017
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first (includes one unofficial goal).[17]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 2014 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | Botswana | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 13 January 2015 | Stade Larbi Benbarek, Casablanca, Morocco | Guinea | 3–0 | 5–2 | Unofficial friendly |
3. | 23 January 2015 | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
4. | 15 January 2017 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | Tunisia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
5. | 14 November 2017 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal | South Africa | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Genk
Anderlecht
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Kara Mbodji tekent overeenkomst bij RSC Anderlecht". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b "K.Mbodj". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Dove, Ed (13 August 2017). "Kara Mbodji extends Anderlecht deal". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b Okeleji, Oluwashina (30 August 2018). "Senegal's Kara Mbodji joins Nantes on season's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "South Africa 1-1 Senegal". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b Kara Mbodji at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kara Mbodji in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Kara Mbodji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Senegal – K. Mbodji – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegal international footballers
- People from Thiès Region
- Senegal Premier League players
- Eliteserien players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Diambars FC players
- Tromsø IL players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- FC Nantes players
- Senegalese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriates in Belgium
- 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players
- Olympic footballers of Senegal
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players