Kara Mbodji

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Kara
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Personal information
Full name Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji
Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Diasse, Senegal
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Position(s) Centre Back / Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anderlecht
Number 4
Youth career
Diambars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Tromsø 70 (8)
2013–2015 Genk 92 (5)
2015– Anderlecht 32 (2)
International career
2011– Senegal U23 7 (1)
2011– Senegal 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji (born 11 November 1989), commonly known as Kara or Kara Mbodji, is a Senegalese defender who currently plays for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He can be deployed as a defender, defensive midfielder or in the central midfield.

Club career

Mbodji joined the Diambars academy at 15 years old. On 2 February 2010, he joined Tromsø IL. During his three seasons in the Norwegian Premier League, he was awarded best player of his team and twice second best player of the Championship.

On 31 December 2012, Mbodji joined KRC Genk for a fee of €1.4m.[1] After regularly starting for Genk in defence and winning the 2012–13 Belgian Cup, his contract was extended until June 2018.

On the 7th of August 2015, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht for a fee of €4,5m. He signed a 4-year deal until June 2019.

International career

Mbodji was a part of the Senegal selection for the 2012 Olympic Games. He was included in the Senegal national football team's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored in a 1–1 draw with South Africa in the team's second group match.[2]

Honours

Genk

References

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