Papa Bouba Diop facts for kids
Papa Bouba Diop in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Papa Bouba Diop | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
Date of death | 29 November 2020 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.95 m | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder, centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | Ndeffann Saltigue | ||
1995–1996 | ASC Diaraf | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1996–1999 | ASC Diaraf | ||
1999–2000 | Vevey | ||
2000–2001 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 19 | (4) |
2001–2002 | Grasshoppers | 29 | (5) |
2002–2004 | Lens | 47 | (6) |
2004–2007 | Fulham | 76 | (8) |
2007–2010 | Portsmouth | 53 | (0) |
2010–2011 | AEK Athens | 19 | (1) |
2011–2012 | West Ham United | 16 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Birmingham City | 2 | (1) |
Total | 261 | (26) | |
National team | |||
2001–2008 | Senegal | 63 | (11) |
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Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 1978 – 29 November 2020) was a Senegalese professional footballer. He played defensive midfield but he could also play as a centre back. He played at Lens. He played for the national team from 2001 to 2008.
Diop died in Paris on 29 November 2020 from Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 42.
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