Sahmkou Camara

Sahmkou Camara (born 10 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovak First Football League club Slovan Bratislava on loan from Slavia Prague. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Club career Camara is a native of Paris and played in the youth categories of Cavigal Nice.

Grasse Camara played 31 league matches in the French fourth division, scoring his only goal on 14 December 2022 against Saint-Priest. He was a regular in the starting lineup.

Stade Lausanne Ouchy Camara signed a contract with Stade Lausanne Ouchy in the summer of 2023. He made his debut in the Swiss top flight on 5 August 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Servette. He scored his first goal on 28 September of the same year, when he scored in the 81st minute against Yverdon to equalise the game 1–1. He played a total of 25 games in the Swiss Super League in the 2023–24 season, scoring one goal. However, he was unable to prevent relegation to the second division.

Slavia Prague On 25 January 2025, he transferred to Czech side Slavia Prague and was immediately sent on loan to Karviná.

Karviná (loan) At the end of January 2025, he was sent on a year-and-a-half long loan to MFK Karviná together with Alexander Bužek. Camara made his debut for Karviná in a 1–1 draw against FK Teplice.

Slovan Bratislava (loan) On 2 August 2026, Camara joined Slovak First Football League club Slovan Bratislava on a one-year loan deal without an option to make the transfer permanent.

International career While playing for Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Camara received his first international call-up in October 2023 for matches against Togo and Guinea-Bissau. He played against Guinea-Bissau in a 1–0 victory.

Honours Karviná Czech Cup: 2025–26