Boubacar Kamara

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Boubacar Kamara
Boubacar Kamara - FC Salzburg gegen Olympique Marseille (28. September 2017) 29 (cropped).jpg
Kamara with Marseille in 2017
Personal information
Full name Boubacar Bernard Kamara[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 21)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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 100 (2)
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 28 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021

Boubacar Bernard Kamara (born 23 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France U21 national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life[]

Kamara was born in France to a Senegalese father and a French mother.[5] Kamara has been a supporter of OM since he was a child after going to the Stade Vélodrome with his mother Cathy.[6] He has a son, Leeroy, with Coralie Porrovecchio.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 August 2021[2]
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 2016–17 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 6[a] 0 — 14 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 — 36 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 24 1 3 1 1 0 — — 28 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 35 0 2 0 — 5[b] 0 1 0 43 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
Total 100 2 7 1 2 0 16 0 1 0 126 3
Career total 100 2 7 1 2 0 16 0 1 0 126 3
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. ^ Jump up to: a b Boubacar Kamara at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Boubacar Kamara".
  4. ^ "Sochaux vs. Olympique Marseille - 13 December 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Olympique de Marseille : Boubacar Kamara, de minot à costaud". May 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Coralie Porrovecchio : elle partage des photos inédites de..." Télé Star (in French). 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC Sport. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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