Amadou Haidara, born on 31 January 1998 (age 28), is a Mali international central midfielder now with Lens. His current market value is around £17m, according to Transfermarkt.
Haidara’s early senior progress included a productive spell at Red Bull Salzburg, where his 2017-18 league season brought three goals in 31 appearances. That was the platform for the move that shaped the bulk of his career: RB Leipzig.
At Leipzig, he became a long-serving midfield option rather than a passing visitor, making 159 league appearances and scoring 11 league goals across seven seasons. That spell gives his career its main weight, with enough longevity and use to mark him out as an established Bundesliga player, even if not one usually dressed up in excess.
He is now at Lens, wearing squad number 21. In 2026-27 he has made nine appearances across all competitions, including Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Trophée des Champions, while also featuring three times for Mali in African World Cup qualifying. His career has moved from Salzburg promise to a substantial Leipzig spell, and now into a French chapter with Lens.
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