Hassane Kamara
Hassane Kamara 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.
In August 2015, Kamara signed with 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 with fellow French side Nice for an undisclosed fee reported to be around €4 million euros.
On 4 January 2022, Kamara signed for English Premier League club Watford on a three-and-a-half-year contract until June 2025. He scored his first Watford goal in the 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 by two yellow cards after in the first half 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 the 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 callup 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.
Honours
Reims