François Kamano

Guinean footballer
François Kamano
Kamano with Guinea in 2024
Personal information
Full name François Kamano[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger / Striker
Team information
Current team
 Abha
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2013 Satellite FC
2013–2014 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Bastia 47 (7)
2014 Bastia II 3 (1)
2016–2020 Bordeaux 113 (25)
2020–2023 Lokomotiv Moscow 69 (10)
2023– Abha 22 (1)
International career‡
2015– Guinea 40 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

François Kamano (born 2 May 1996) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Saudi Pro League club Abha and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Bastia

Kamano made his professional debut with Bastia on 9 August 2014 in a 3–3 home draw against Marseille, replacing Christopher Maboulou for the last 8 minutes.[3] His first goal came on 20 December, putting Bastia ahead in an eventual 1–1 draw at Caen.[4] He finished his first season with four goals in 24 games, and was sent off on 9 May 2015, in the first half of a 1–0 win at Rennes.[5]

At the start of the following season, Kamano received two straight red cards in losses at Saint-Étienne and Lyon.[6][7] He scored three goals, all in home and away 2–1 wins over Rennes; his brace at Roazhon Park in the final game on 14 May 2016, he ensured the 10th place for the Corsicans.[8]

Bordeaux

In July 2016, Kamano signed a four-year contract with Bordeaux, after previous trials with AIK, Villarreal, and Rennes and interest from Guingamp. The reported transfer was €2.5 million plus bonuses.[9][10] On 26 October 2016, he made his Bordeaux debut in a 2–0 Coupe de la Ligue win against Championnat National side Châteauroux, also scoring his debut goal in the same game.[11] On 30 October 2016, he made his league debut in a 0–0 away draw against Olympique Marseille.[12] On 6 November 2016, he scored his first league goal for Bordeaux in a 2–1 home win against Lorient.[13] Later that month, on 27 November 2016, he scored his first brace for Bordeaux in a 3–2 home win against Dijon, his first, a header in the 88th minute from a corner from Jaroslav Plašil and his second, a tap-in in the third minute of added time from a deflection off Jérémy Ménez's shot.[14] In his debut season, Kamano got 17 starts in 30 games selected, providing four assists and netting in six goals. Playing largely on the left-hand side, he helped Bordeaux finish 6th in the league and qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League.[15]

Kamano made his Europa League debut on 27 July 2017, playing full 90 minutes in both the legs of the third qualifying round match against Videoton. Bordeaux won the first leg 2–1 but bowed out of the tournament in the second leg after losing on away goals.[16] At the end of the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, he helped Bordeaux to another 6th-place finish, scoring 8 goals in the process, and thus qualifying for another Europa League season. On 2 August 2018, he scored his debut goal in the Europa League in the 2nd leg of the second qualifying round match against Ventspils. On 20 September 2018, he made his Europa League group stage debut in a 1–0 away loss against Slavia Prague.[17] On 8 November 2018, he scored his first goal in the Europa League group stage in a 1–1 home draw against Zenit Saint Petersburg. Bordeaux was not able to advance to the next round after finishing third in the group stage.[18]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 17 August 2020, Kamano moved to Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow for a reported transfer fee of €5.5 million and signed a long-term contract.[19] In his first season, he helped Lokomotiv to win the 2020–21 Russian Cup, he scored a goal in each of the four rounds the club played in, including the opening goal in a 3–1 final victory over Krylia Sovetov Samara on 12 May 2021. He also became a joint-top scorer of the cup with teammate Fyodor Smolov.[20]

Kamano left Lokomotiv in June 2023.[21]

Abha

On 3 August 2023, Kamano joined Saudi Pro League club Abha on a two-year deal.[22]

International career

On 6 July 2013, Kamano made his national team debut in a 3–1 2014 CHAN qualification defeat against Mali. On 30 December 2014, he was named in coach Michel Dussuyer's 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.[23] He made two late substitute appearances for the quarter-finalists.[24][25] On 12 June 2015, he scored his first ever senior international goal in a 2–1 defeat against Swaziland in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[26]

On 13 June 2019, he was named in Guinea's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[27] On 22 June 2019, he scored in his sides 2–2 opening match draw against Madagascar. Kamano scored from the spot, after Ibrahima Traoré was fouled inside the box, he was later subbed out in the 78th minute for Fodé Koita.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 November 2022[29]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bastia 2014–15 Ligue 1 24 4 0 0 2 0 — — 26 4
2015–16 23 3 1 1 0 0 — — 24 4
Total 47 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 8
Bastia II 2014–15 National 3 3 1 — — — — 3 1
Bordeaux 2016–17 Ligue 1 30 6 4 0 3 2 — — 37 8
2017–18 35 8 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 39 8
2018–19 37 10 1 0 2 0 11[a] 3 — 51 13
2019–20 11 1 0 0 1 0 — — 12 1
Total 113 25 6 0 7 2 13 3 0 0 139 30
Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 RPL 25 5 4 4 — 4[b] 0 0 0 33 9
2021–22 16 2 0 0 — 4[a] 1 1[c] 0 21 3
2022–23 16 2 6 2 — — — 22 4
Total 57 9 10 6 0 0 8 1 1 0 76 16
Career total 220 42 17 7 9 2 21 4 1 0 268 55
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 24 March 2023[30]
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2013 2 0
2014 0 0
2015 5 1
2016 6 0
2017 7 3
2018 5 1
2019 9 1
2020 2 0
2021 3 1
2022 0 0
2023 1 1
Total 40 8

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2023. Guinea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kamano goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 June 2015 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 7  Eswatini 1–1 1–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 24 March 2017 Stade Océane, Le Havre, France 14  Gabon 1–0 2–2 Friendly
3 28 March 2017 Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 15  Cameroon 2–1 2–1
4 10 June 2017 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast 17  Ivory Coast 2–2 3–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 12 October 2018 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea 23  Rwanda 1–0 2–0
6 22 June 2019 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt 30  Madagascar 2–2 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
7 1 September 2021 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania 37  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 24 March 2023 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 40  Ethiopia 1–0 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "François Kamano". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "French Ligue 1 report: Bastia hold Marseille to draw". Sky Sports. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Ligue 1: Strugglers Caen and Bastia play out 1-1 draw". Sky Sports. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Ligue 1: Bastia remain in good form with 1-0 victory over Rennes". Sky Sports. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Valentin Eysseric nets St Etienne winner against nine-man Bastia". ESPN FC. PA Sport. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. ^ "A home win at last!". Olympique Lyonnais. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Sporting à Rennes : Un doublé de Kamano et la 10e place !" (in French). Corse Net Infos. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Transfert : François Kamano (Bastia) arrive à Bordeaux". L'Equipe (in French). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ "AIK:s testspelare Francois Kamano har anbud från Villarreal och Rennes" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Châteauroux-Bordeaux : ce qu'on a aimé... et moins aimé" (in French). L'Yonne républicaine. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  12. ^ Colloc, Kevin (30 October 2016). "L'Olympique de Marseille et les Girondins de Bordeaux se neutralisent (0-0)" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Monaco 'pleased to have the best attack in Europe ahead of Barcelona with Messi, Suarez and Neymar'". The National. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  14. ^ Tarrisse, Christophe (27 November 2016). "Dijon (re)tombe dans ses travers à Bordeaux" (in French). France Info. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  15. ^ "LE50 2017 – FRANÇOIS KAMANO". French Football Weekly. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  16. ^ Székely, Tamás (4 August 2017). "Videoton Stun Bordeaux To Reach Qualification". Hungary Today. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  17. ^ Carpentier, Clément (20 September 2018). "Les Girondins de Bordeaux s'inclinent face au Slavia Prague au terme d'une prestation indigne (1-0)" (in French). 20 minutes. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  18. ^ Carpentier, Clément (8 November 2018). "Encore accroché par le Zénit (1-1), Bordeaux est presque éliminé" (in French). 20 minutes. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Франсуа Камано перешел в "Локомотив"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 17 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
  21. ^ "КАМАНО, ЖИВОГЛЯДОВ И СМОЛЬНИКОВ ПОКИДАЮТ "ЛОКОМОТИВ"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 June 2023.
  22. ^ "رسميًا.. أبها يوقع مع فرانسوا كامانو".
  23. ^ "Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  24. ^ Begley, Emlyn (24 January 2015). "Cameroon 1–1 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  25. ^ Hughes, Ian (1 February 2015). "Ghana 3–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  26. ^ "Morocco beat Libya as Swaziland shock Guinea in ANC qualifiers". ESPN. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  27. ^ McBride, Luke (13 June 2019). "Guinea name their final squad for AFCON". KingFut. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Kamano penalty earns Guinea draw against debutants Madagascar". Football Paradise. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  29. ^ François Kamano at Soccerway
  30. ^ "François Kamano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to François Kamano.
  • Lokomotiv Moscow profile
  • François Kamano – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • François Kamano at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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