# Hassane Kamara

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. 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. On 2 May 2014, he scored his first league goal in a match against Laval.

### 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 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 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

    As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Châteauroux II | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Châteauroux II | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Châteauroux II | Total | Total | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 6 |
| Châteauroux | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Châteauroux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 |
| Châteauroux | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Châteauroux | Total | Total | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| Reims II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 |
| Reims II | 2016–17 | CFA | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| Reims II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Reims II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Reims II | Total | Total | 32 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| Reims | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Reims | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Reims | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Reims | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Reims | Total | Total | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 3 |
| Créteil (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Nice | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Nice | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Watford | 2021–22 | Premier League | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Watford | Total | Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Watford (loan) | 2022-23 | Championship | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 1 |
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Udinese | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 301 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 326 | 29 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Reims
* Ligue 2: 2017–18