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Papa Bouba Diop

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Full name	Papa Bouba Diop
Date of birth	(1978-01-28)28 January 1978
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Date of death	29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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.