Place of birth Ndiass, Senegal Years Team Weight 85 kg | Number 4 Height 1.92 m | |
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Full name Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji Date of birth (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 27) Playing position Current teams R.S.C. Anderlecht (#4 / Defender), Senegal national football team (Defender, Midfielder) Similar Stéphane Badji, Pape Moussa Konate, Lamine Gassama, Leander Dendoncker, Bram Nuytinck Profiles | ||
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.
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Club career
Mbodji joined the Diambars academy at 15 years old.The academy is located in Dakar Senegal. 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. 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.