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Boubacar Bernard Kamara (born 23 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the France national team.[3]

Boubacar Kamara

Kamara playing for Marseille in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Boubacar Bernard Kamara[1]
Date of birth	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	44
Youth career
2005–2017	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Marseille II	28	(0)
2016–2022	Marseille	130	(3)
2022–	Aston Villa	7	(0)
National team‡
2015–2016	France U17	9	(0)
2016–2017	France U18	9	(0)
2017–2018	France U19	14	(0)
2018–2019	France U20	7	(0)
2019–2021	France U21	9	(0)
2022–	France	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[4]

Club career

Marseille

In September 2005, "Bouba", aged 5, entered the Olympique de Marseille Academy where he progressed through all the categories. He eventually became the captain of the U19 team that made its way to the final of the Coupe Gambardella.[5] At the age of 16, he was promoted to Marseille's reserve team, also making his debut with the senior team. As coach of the reserves, Jacques Abardonado made him a regular starter.

Kamara made his debut as a professional side on 13 December 2016 against Sochaux in a Coupe de la Ligue match. He started the match and was replaced by Hiroki Sakai in the 82nd minute of a 1–1 (4–3) away loss on penalties.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 5 February 2019, a header in a 1–0 home Ligue 1 victory over Bordeaux.[7]

Kamara went onto play 170 times for his boyhood club, under several different managers - being utilised mainly as a defensive midfielder, but also featuring as a right-back, left-back, central midfielder and right-sided midfielder.[8]

Aston Villa

On 23 May 2022, it was announced that Kamara had signed a five-year contract with English Premier League club Aston Villa ahead of the expiry of his Marseille contract on 1 July.[9] He made his Aston Villa debut on 6 August 2022, in a 2–0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.[10] On 16 September 2022, during a 1–0 victory over Southampton, Kamara jarred his knee in a tackle with Mohamed Elyounoussi - the subsquently ligament strain is expected to rule Kamara out until November, meaning that he is also expected to miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11]

International career

Kamara was eligible to play for the national teams of France through birth, and Senegal through his family heritage. He played youth football for France at U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels. Featuring in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship for France.[8]

In 2022, Kamara was contacted directly by Senegal manager Aliou Cissé to convince him to declare for the Senegalese team after their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations victory to fill the space of aging midfielders Idrissa Gueye and Cheikhou Kouyaté.[12]

However, despite Cissé stating that there was an "agreement in principle" between the parties, on 19 May 2022, Kamara was selected in the France first team for the first time.[13] Kamara made his debut on 6 June 2022, as a second half substitute in a 1–1 away UEFA Nations League draw against Croatia, thus committing his international future to France.[14]

Personal life

Kamara was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother.[15] Kamara has been a supporter of OM since he was a child after going to the Stade Vélodrome with his mother Cathy.[16] He has a son, Leeroy, with Coralie Porrovecchio.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 September 2022[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille II	2015–16	Championnat National 2	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	2016–17	Championnat National 2	15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 2	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
	2018–19	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		28	0	—		—		—		—		28	0
Marseille	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	6	0	2	0	0	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		14	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	31	1	0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		36	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	24	1	3	1	1	0	—		—		28	2
	2020–21	Ligue 1	35	0	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	43	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	34	1	2	0	—		12[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		48	1
	Total		130	3	9	1	2	0	28	0	1	0	170	4
Aston Villa	2022–23	Premier League	7	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Career total			165	3	9	1	3	0	28	0	1	0	206	4

International

As of match played 13 June 2022[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2022	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Marseille

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2017–18[19]

References

External links

• Boubacar Kamara at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Marseille profile
• Boubacar Kamara – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Boubacar Kamara at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Boubacar Kamara at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Boubacar Kamara

Boubacar Bernard Kamara[1] (* 23. November 1999 in Marseille) ist ein französisch-senegalesischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Boubacar Kamara

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[es] Boubacar Kamara

Boubacar Bernard Kamara (Marsella, Francia, 23 de noviembre de 1999) es un futbolista francés, de origen senegalés,[3] que juega como defensa central y pivote y su equipo es el Olympique de Marsella de la Ligue 1 de Francia.

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[it] Boubacar Kamara

Boubacar Kamara (Marsiglia, 23 novembre 1999) è un calciatore francese di origine senegalese , difensore dell'Olympique Marsiglia e della Nazionale francese Under-21. Dal 1° luglio 2022 sarà un giocatore dell'Aston Villa.

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[ru] Камара, Бубакар

Бубакар Камара (исп. Boubacar Kamara; 23 ноября 1999, Марсель, Франция) — французский футболист мавританского происхождения[1], полузащитник английского клуба «Астон Вилла».

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