Boubacar Kamara

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Boubacar Kamara
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Kamara warming up for Marseille in 2022
Personal information
Full name Boubacar Bernard Kamara [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 44
Youth career
2005–2017 Marseille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Marseille II 28 (0)
2017–2022 Marseille 130 (3)
2022– Aston Villa 47 (0)
International career‡
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 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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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 subsequent ligament strain ruled Kamara out until November, meaning that he missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [11] Kamara returned to the pitch slightly ahead of schedule on 6 November 2022, in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United. [12]

On 27 September 2023, Kamara scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 2–1 EFL Cup defeat to Everton. [13]

On 11 February 2024, Kamara suffered another knee injury in a league defeat to Manchester United, this time a more serious ACL injury that was expected to leave him sidelined for the rest of the season at the shortest. [14] [15]

Kamara returned to football on 5 October 2024, playing 45 minutes for Aston Villa's Under-21 team in a Premier League 2 game against Newcastle United. [16] He made his full return to the first team on 22 October 2024, as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Bologna. [17]

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. [18]

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. [19] 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. [20]

Personal life

Kamara was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother. [21] Kamara has been a supporter of OM since he was a child after going to the Stade Vélodrome with his mother Cathy. [22] He has two sons and a daughter with Coralie Porrovecchio. [23] According to BBC, Kamara is a Muslim. [24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 November 2024 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille II 2015–16 Championnat National 2 80————80
2016–17 Championnat National 2150————150
2017–18 Championnat National 240————40
2018–19 Championnat National 210————10
Total280————280
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 000010——10
2017–18 Ligue 16020006 [c] 0—140
2018–19 Ligue 131100005 [c] 0—361
2019–20 Ligue 12413110——282
2020–21 Ligue 135020—5 [d] 01 [e] 0430
2021–22 Ligue 134120—12 [f] 0—481
Total13039120280101704
Aston Villa 2022–23 Premier League 2400020——260
2023–24 Premier League20030116 [g] 0—301
2024–25 Premier League3000103 [d] 0—70
Total470304190—631
Career total205312161370102615
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  6. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2023 [25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202230
202320
Total50

Honours

Marseille

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