LC
Lamine Camara
Central Midfield / Senegal
Central Midfield
22
Senegal
€40.0M
Profile
Key strength: Work rate
Box-to-box midfielder
AS Monaco's revival has a new engine, and his name is Lamine Camara. The 21-year-old Senegalese midfielder—signed for a bold €30 million this summer—has roared into Ligue 1 life, delivering 3 assists in just 180 minutes of action. That staggering rate of a creative contribution every 60 minutes has propelled Monaco to 7th place and back-to-back victories after a stuttering start. Operating as a tireless box-to-box force alongside Swiss anchor Denis Zakaria, Camara blends relentless physicality with a 68-rated passing range that threads balls to wingers Simon Adingra and Takumi Minamino. His €20 million market value already looks conservative. Though yet to open his goal account and carrying two yellow cards from his combative approach, Camara's influence transcends statistics. In a Monaco side rediscovering their swagger, the young Senegalese dynamo looks every inch the statement signing their European ambitions demanded.