Aboubakar Kamara (born 7 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 club Kanchanaburi Power. Born in France, he represents the Mauritania national team.
Kamara made his Ligue 1 debut for Monaco on 12 September 2014 against Olympique Lyonnais in a 2âÂÂ1 away defeat. He replaced Yannick Carrasco after 84 minutes. In July 2015, Kamara signed a three-year contract with Belgian Pro League side Kortrijk, 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. He scored the first goal of a dramatic 2âÂÂ1 win against Stade de Reims in the last matchday, with Amiens clinching promotion after retaking the lead in the 6th minute of stoppage time. Kamara ended the season as the club's top goalscorer at the 2016âÂÂ17 Ligue 2 with 10 goals.
On 31 July 2017, Kamara signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract with an option for another 12 months. He chose to wear the number 47 so that his initials and number would match AK-47. On 23 September, Kamara scored his first goal for the club in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Middlesbrough, and three days later, he scored the opening goal in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Nottingham Forest. On 31 October, Kamara was sent off for shoving Bailey Wright off the ball, as Fulham lost 2âÂÂ0 to Bristol City. He later scored consecutive braces for Fulham in a 2âÂÂ2 draw with Hull City and in a 4âÂÂ1 win over Ipswich Town. On 20 January 2018, Kamara scored the final goal in a 6âÂÂ0 win over Burton Albion. This turned out to be the last goal he scored for Fulham during the 2017âÂÂ18 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 2018âÂÂ19 season in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Leicester City, and three days later, he scored a consolation penalty in a 4âÂÂ1 loss to Manchester United, after coming on at half-time for Aleksandar MitroviÃÂ. On 29 December, against Huddersfield Town, Kamara argued with Mitroviàover taking a penalty; his effort was saved by Jonas Lössl. 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". Mitroviàhowever was more forgiving of Kamara, referring to the incident as "normal". On New Year's Day, Kamara scored against Arsenal, in an eventual 4âÂÂ1 loss. During January, Kamara had another altercation with Mitroviàin 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. Later that month, Kamara was arrested at the club's training ground on suspicion of actual bodily harm and criminal damage and was "banned indefinitely from all club activities".
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.
Kamara returned to Fulham for the 2019âÂÂ20 season from his loan spell with Yeni Malatyaspor.
On 1 February 2021, Kamara joined French side Dijon on a 5-month loan deal.
On 16 August 2021, Super League Greece team Aris confirmed they had signed Kamara from Fulham, for a â¬3.5 million transfer fee. The 26-year-old scored 17 goals in 94 appearances for the Cottagers after arriving from French side Amiens in 2017. Kamara was part of two successful promotion campaigns, starting both of Fulham's play-off final victories against Aston Villa and Brentford. On 22 September, Kamara after an assist from Facundo Bertoglio, he scored the only goal in a derby game against Panathinaikos. On 24 October 2021, Kamara scored with a penalty and provided two assists in an emphatic 5âÂÂ1 home win against Panetolikos. On 6 March 2022, he scored in a 2âÂÂ1 home win game against Olympiacos, breaking their 25-match unbeaten run.
On 28 June 2022, Kamara joined Greek champions Olympiacos on a three-year deal.
On 29 September 2023 he signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.
On 1 August 2025, Kamara joined newly-promoted Thai League 1 club Kanchanaburi Power.
He made his debut for Mauritania on 26 March 2021 in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Morocco.
After a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Morocco in his first selection, he scored his first goal in his second selection against the Central African Republic, qualifying at the same time for the next Africa Cup of Nations. He competed in his first international competition at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 25 Mauritanian players selected by Amir Abdou to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in France, Kamara represents Mauritania at international level. He is also of Senegalese descent.
He is a Muslim and fasted for Ramadan even before starting the 2018 Championship play-off final for Fulham.
On 16 January 2024, an error by uploading CAF team on X (formerly Twitter) accidentally revealed his nickname "AK.47", a reference to the initial number he wore at Fulham, which caused a lot of confusion and humorous responses from fans.
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