Boubacar Kamara, born on 23 November 1999 (age 26), is a French central defensive midfielder with Aston Villa. He wears the number 8 shirt and is valued at around £32.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Kamara’s career is still shaped most clearly by Marseille. Over five seasons there, he made 130 league appearances and scored three league goals, growing from a young player into a regular part of the side. His busiest league campaign came in 2018-19, when he made 31 appearances and scored once – a modest return in front of goal, but hardly a surprise given the work he was there to do.
He later moved to Aston Villa, where his game has remained built around discipline, positioning and carrying the ball sensibly from deeper areas. In 2026-27, he has made 12 appearances in all competitions for Villa, including eight in the Premier League, two in the Champions League, one in the FA Cup and one in the UEFA Super Cup.
Kamara is an established French midfielder whose senior career has run from Marseille prominence to Premier League football with Aston Villa. The Marseille spell remains the main body of the story so far.
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