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Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 30 July 2002||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
Number | 14 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Bordeaux | 34 | (7) |
2022–2024 | Southampton | 50 | (4) |
2024– | Strasbourg | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | France U16 | 2 | (1) |
2018–2019 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | France U20 | 10 | (6) |
2021– | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:56, 13 September 2023 (UTC) |
Mara made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 2–0 Coupe de France loss to Toulouse on 10 February 2021.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] On 25 July 2022, Southampton confirmed that Mara had signed a four-year deal with the club.[6] 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.[7] On 11 January 2023, Mara scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 quarter final EFL Cup victory against Manchester City.[8] On 8 April 2023, Mara scored his first Premier League goal in a 1–4 defeat against Manchester City.[9]
On 13 April 2024, he came on as a substitute for Ché Adams in the 80th minute of a 3–2 victory against Watford.[10] Shortly afterwards, Mara struck Ryan Porteous in an unpunished off-the-ball incident.[11] On 16 April 2024, the Football Association gave Mara a three-match suspension for violent conduct.[12]
On 21 August 2024, Mara joined Strasbourg on a five-year contract.[13][14]
Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches at under-16, under-17, under-20, and under-21 level.[15]
Mara's mother, Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[16] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[17]
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 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
2020–21 | Championnat 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[18] | Premier League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | |
2023–24[19] | Championship | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
2024–25[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 102 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 20 |
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