François Kamano

François Kamano (born 1 May 1996) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Guinea national team.

François Kamano
Kamano with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name François Kamano[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 25
Youth career
2010–2013 Satellite FC
2013–2014 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Bastia 47 (7)
2016–2020 Bordeaux 102 (24)
2020– Lokomotiv Moscow 14 (0)
National team‡
2015– Guinea 31 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2019 (UTC)

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]

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.[20] He made two late substitute appearances for the quarter-finalists.[21][22] 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.[23]

On 13 June 2019, he was named in Guinea's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[24] 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.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 June 2019[26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bastia 2014–15 Ligue 1 2440020——264
2015–16 2331000——243
Total 47710200000507
Bordeaux 2016–17 Ligue 1 3064032——378
2017–18 358101020—398
2018–19 37101020113—5113
Total 1022460621330012729
Career total 1493170821330017736

International
As of 14 July 2019.[27]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 201320
201400
201531
201660
201773
201851
201981
Total316

International goals
As of match played 26 June 2019. 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 2015Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco7 Swaziland1–11–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 24 March 2017Stade Océane, Le Havre, France14 Gabon1–02–2Friendly
3 28 March 2017Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, Belgium15 Cameroon2–12–1
4 10 June 2017Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, Ivory Coast17 Ivory Coast2–23–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 12 October 2018Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea23 Rwanda1–02–0
6 22 June 2019Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt29 Madagascar2–22–22019 Africa Cup of Nations

References
  1. "Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. https://www.fclm.ru/en/lokoteam/players/698
  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. "Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  21. Begley, Emlyn (24 January 2015). "Cameroon 1–1 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  22. Hughes, Ian (1 February 2015). "Ghana 3–0 Guinea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  23. "Morocco beat Libya as Swaziland shock Guinea in ANC qualifiers". ESPN. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  24. McBride, Luke (13 June 2019). "Guinea name their final squad for AFCON". KingFut. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  25. "Kamano penalty earns Guinea draw against debutants Madagascar". Football Paradise. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  26. François Kamano at Soccerway
  27. "François Kamano". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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