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 Calcio. Born in France, he plays 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 Foot.
On 2 May 2014, he scored his first league goal in a match against
Stade Lavallois.
Reims
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
OGC 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 contract until June 2025.
He scored his first Watford goal in the 5-1 defeat to the 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
On 23 August 2022, Kamara signed for
Serie A club
Udinese Calcio for an undisclosed fee, returning 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.
Career statistics
Club
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |
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| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 1 |
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| Châteauroux | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | Championnat National | 0 |
|
| Reims II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | CFA | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 |
|
| Reims | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 2 |
|
| Créteil (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 2 |
| OGC Nice | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 |
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| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 |
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| Watford (loan) | 2022-23 | Championship | 0 |
| Udinese Calcio | 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 |
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Honours
Reims
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