Aboubakar Kamara

Aboubakar Kamara (born 7 March 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO, on loan from Fulham.[1]

Aboubakar Kamara

Kamara playing for Fulham in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aboubakar Kamara[2]
Date of birth	7 March 1995
Place of birth	Gonesse, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Dijon (on loan from Fulham)
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2014	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Monaco B	26	(15)
2014–2015	Monaco	2	(0)
2015–2016	Kortrijk	12	(0)
2016–2017	Amiens	45	(15)
2016–2017	Amiens B	1	(0)
2017–	Fulham	77	(14)
2019	→ Yeni Malatyaspor (loan)	10	(1)
2021–	→ Dijon (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:36, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Kamara made his Ligue 1 debut for Monaco on 12 September 2014 against Olympique Lyonnais in a 2–1 away defeat. He replaced Yannick Carrasco after 84 minutes.[3] On July 2015, Kamara signed a three-year contract with Belgian Pro League side K.V. Kortrijk,[4] but returned to France only six months later, joining Championnat National side Amiens and helping the club to achieve back-to-back promotions up to Ligue 1.[5][6] Kamara scored the first goal of a dramatic 2–1 win against Stade de Reims in the last matchday, with Amiens clinching promotion after retaking the lead in the 6th minute of the stoppage time.[7] Kamara ended the season as the club's top goalscorer at the 2016–17 Ligue 2 with 10 goals.[8]

Fulham

On 31 July 2017, Kamara signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract with an option for another 12 months.[9] He chose to wear the number 47 so that his initials and number would match AK-47.[10] On 23 September, Kamara scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Middlesbrough,[11] and three days later, he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest.[12] On 31 October, he was sent off for shoving Bailey Wright off the ball, as Fulham lost 2–0 to Bristol City.[13] He later scored consecutive braces for Fulham in a 2–2 draw with Hull City and in a 4–1 win over Ipswich Town.[14][15] On 20 January 2018, he scored the final goal in a 6–0 win over Burton Albion.[16] This turned out to be the last goal he scored for Fulham during the 2017–18 season, as he was used sparingly afterwards, with the rest of his appearances coming off the bench.

On 5 December, Kamara scored his first goal of the 2018–19 season in a 1–1 draw against Leicester City,[17] and three days later, he scored a consolation penalty in a 4–1 loss to Manchester United, after coming on at half-time for Aleksandar Mitrović.[18] On 29 December, against Huddersfield Town, Kamara argued with Mitrović over taking a penalty; his effort was saved by Jonas Lössl.[19] Although Fulham won the match, manager Claudio Ranieri was angered by Kamara's decision to take the penalty, stating: "He did not respect me, the club, team-mates and crowd. I spoke with him, it is not right". Mitrović was more forgiving of Kamara, referring to a similar incident he had while playing for Newcastle United.[20] On New Year's Day, Kamara scored against Arsenal, in an eventual 4–1 loss.[21] During January, Kamara had another altercation with Mitrović in a yoga session at the club's training ground, and as a result, was left out of the team squad for Fulham's match against Burnley.[22][23] Later that month, Kamara was arrested at the club's training ground on suspicion of actual bodily harm and criminal damage[24] and was "banned indefinitely from all club activities".[25]

Yeni Malatyaspor (loan)

Kamara had been training with the under-23 squad, and, on 31 January 2019, joined Yeni Malatyaspor on loan until the end of the season.[26]

Fulham

Aboubakar Kamara resumed back with Fulham for the 2019/20 season from his loan spell with Yeni Malatyaspor.

Dijon (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Kamara joined French side Dijon on a 5-month loan deal.[27]

Personal life

Kamara was born in France and is of Mauritanian and Senegalese descent.[28]

He is a Muslim and fasted for Ramadan even before starting the 2018 Playoff Final for Fulham.[29]

Career statistics

As of 25 January 2021[30]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Monaco B	2013–14	CFA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014–15	CFA	21	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15
	Total		26	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	15
Monaco	2014–15	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kortrijk	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Amiens	2015–16	Championnat National	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	5
	2016–17	Ligue 2	29	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	10
	Total		45	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	15
Amiens B	2016–17	CFA 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Fulham	2017–18	Championship	32	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	35	7
	2018–19	Premier League	13	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	15	5
	2019–20	Championship	25	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	29	4
	2020–21	Premier League	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	12	1
	Total		77	14	1	0	6	3	3	0	89	17
Yeni Malatyaspor (loan)	2018–19	Süper Lig	10	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	13	1
Career total			175	45	1	0	6	3	6	0	188	48

Honours

Fulham

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2018,[31] 2020[32]

References

1. "France – A. Kamara – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
2. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. "Lyon vs. Monaco – 12 September 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
4. "KV Kortrijk trekt aanvaller van AS Monaco aan". nieuwsblad.be (in French). nieuwsblad. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
5. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur50513.html
6. https://www.goal.com/en/news/strasbourg-amiens-promoted-ligue-1-finale/e1sa45mfsqqj1e1atfw2dz9qi
7. https://www.goal.com/en-tza/match/reims-v-amiens-sc/lineups/bgw7mnm8l1k5uplbpa4r0hre1
8. https://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/classementButeurs#sai=100&journee1=1&journee2=38&cat=G&poste=Tous
9. "Kamara Signs". www.fulhamfc.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
10. https://www.sofoot.com/aboubakar-kamara-appelez-le-ak-47-446357.html
11. "Fulham 1–1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
12. "Nottingham Forest 1–3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
13. "Fulham 0–2 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
14. "Hull City 2–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
15. "Fulham 4–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
16. "Fulham 6–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
17. "Fulham 1–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
18. "Manchester United 4–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
19. "Fulham 1–0 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
20. "Claudio Ranieri says he 'wanted to kill' Aboubakar Kamara". BBC Sport. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
21. "Arsenal 4–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
22. "Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic and Aboubakar Kamara in gym bust-up". Sky Sports. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
23. "Aleksandar Mitrovic and Aboubakar Kamara bust-up played down by Claudio Ranieri". Sky Sports. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
24. Nakrani, Sachin (23 January 2019). "Fulham's Aboubakar Kamara arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
25. "Aboubakar Kamara: Fulham striker arrested on suspicion of ABH and criminal damage". BBC Sport. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
26. "Aboubakar Kamara: Fulham striker loaned to Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
27. "ABOUBAKAR KAMARA PRÊTÉ AU DFCO !" [ABOUBAKAR KAMARA LOANED TO DFCO!]. Dijon FCO (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
28. "La Mauritanie concurrencée par le Sénégal pour Bingourou et Aboubakar Kamara". March 15, 2019.
29. "The Boys of 2018". Fulham F.C.
30. Aboubakar Kamara at Soccerway
31. Cartwright, Phil (26 May 2018). "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
32. Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

External links

• Aboubakar Kamara at the Fulham F.C. website
• Aboubakar Kamara at Soccerway