Boubacar Kamara

Boubacar Bernard Kamara (born 23 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille.[3] Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[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
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2017 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Marseille II 28 (0)
2016– Marseille 114 (3)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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.[4] At the age of 16, he was promoted to Marseille's reserve team, also making his debut with the senior team. Jacques Abardonado, former coach of the reserves 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.[5]

Personal life

Kamara was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother.[6] Kamara has been a supporter of OM since he was a child after going to the Stade Vélodrome with his mother Cathy.[7] He has a son, Leeroy, with Coralie Porrovecchio.[8]

Career statistics
As of 26 January 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille II 2015–16 National 2 80————80
2016–17 National 2 150————150
2017–18 National 2 40————40
2018–19 National 2 10————10
Total 280————280
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 000010——10
2017–18 Ligue 1 6020006[lower-alpha 1]0—140
2018–19 Ligue 1 31100005[lower-alpha 1]0—361
2019–20 Ligue 1 2413110——282
2020–21 Ligue 1 35020—5[lower-alpha 2]010430
2021–22 Ligue 1 18110—5[lower-alpha 1]0—241
Total 11438120210101464
Career total 14238120210101744
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Marseille

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "Boubacar Kamara". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. Boubacar Kamara at Soccerway
  4. "Boubacar Kamara".
  5. "Sochaux vs. Olympique Marseille - 13 December 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  6. Football, Mauritanie (30 October 2016). "Ligue 1 : Boubacar Kamara ,un mauritanien promoteur convoqué chez les pros à Marseille". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. "Olympique de Marseille : Boubacar Kamara, de minot à costaud". May 18, 2019.
  8. "Coralie Porrovecchio : elle partage des photos inédites de..." Télé Star (in French). 2020-07-23. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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