Sékou Mara

Sékou Mara (born 30 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.

Sékou Mara
Personal information
Full name Sékou Mara
Date of birth (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bordeaux
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2014 Paris Saint-Germain
2014–2017 Boulogne-Billancourt
2017–2021 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bordeaux B 14 (5)
2021– Bordeaux 8 (1)
National team‡
2017 France U16 2 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 4 (0)
2021– France U20 4 (0)
2021– France U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2022

Club career

Mara made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 2–0 Coupe de France loss to Toulouse on 10 February 2021.[1] 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.[2]

International career

Mara is a youth international for France. He has played matches at U16 and U17 level.[3]

Personal life

Born in France, Mara is of French and Senegalese descent.[4] His mother, Audrey Crespo-Mara, is a French journalist and television presenter,[5] and his father, Aliou Mara, is a Senegalese entrepreneur.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux B 2019–20 National 3 11 5 — — 11 5
2020–21 National 3 3 0 — — 3 0
Total 14 5 — — 14 5
Bordeaux 2020–21 Ligue 1 8 1 1 0 — 9 1
Career total 22 6 1 0 — 23 6

    References
    1. "Bordeaux vs Toulouse (0-2) - Coupe de France 2/10/21 UTC". OneFootball. Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    2. Oludare, Shina (2 May 2021). "Sekou Mara makes history with Bordeaux strike against Rennes in Ligue 1". Sporting News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    3. "Sékou Mara". FFF (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    4. Sékou Mara at FootballDatabase.eu
    5. Tournoux, Gilles; Bernard, Olivier (7 August 2020). "Football : le rêve devient réalité pour le fils d'Audrey Crespo-Mara" [Football: the dream comes true for the son of Audrey Crespo-Mara]. Le Parisien. Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    6. "A la découverte de Sékou Mara, ce franco-sénégalais de 18 ans qui a signé pro au FC des Girondins de Bordeaux" [To the discovery of Sékou Mara, this 18-year old French-Senegalese who signed pro with FC Girondins de Bordeaux]. wiwSport.com (in French). August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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