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Papa Bouba Diop
Papa Bouba Diop in 2014
Personal information
Full name Papa Bouba Diop[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-28)28 January 1978
Place of birth Rufisque, Senegal
Date of death 29 November 2020(2020-11-29) (aged 42)
Place of death Paris, France
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) 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

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.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax 2000–01[3] Ligue Nationale A 19 4 19 4
Grasshoppers 2000–01[3] Ligue Nationale A 11 1 11 1
2001–02[4][3] Ligue Nationale A 18 4 7[a] 0 25 4
Total 29 5 7 0 36 5
Lens 2001–02[5] Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 5 0
2002–03[5] Ligue 1 16 3 0 0 0 0 4[b] 0 20 3
2003–04[5] Ligue 1 26 3 0 0 2 0 6[c] 2 34 5
Total 47 6 0 0 2 0 10 2 59 8
Fulham 2004–05[6] Premier League 29 6 3 1 3 0 35 7
2005–06[7] Premier League 22 2 0 0 1 0 23 2
2006–07[8] Premier League 23 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2007–08[9] Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 76 8 4 1 4 0 84 9
Portsmouth 2007–08[9] Premier League 25 0 5 0 2 0 32 0
2008–09[10] Premier League 16 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 1[d] 0 21 0
2009–10[11] Premier League 12 0 7 0 0 0 19 0
Total 53 0 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 72 0
AEK Athens 2010–11[3][12][13] Superleague Greece 19 1 6 0 5[e] 2 7[f] 1 37 4
West Ham United 2011–12[14] Championship 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Birmingham City 2012–13[15] Championship 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 261 26 22 1 8 0 26 4 8 1 325 32
  1. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 5 in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. Appearances in qualification play-offs
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2001 5 1
2002 14 5
2003 7 1
2004 14 3
2005 5 0
2006 11 1
2007 4 0
2008 3 0
Total 63 11
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diop goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Papa Bouba Diop
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 November 2001 Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 2 February 2002 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali  Nigeria 1–0 2–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations
3 27 March 2002 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal  Bolivia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4 31 May 2002 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  France 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup
5 11 June 2002 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Uruguay 2–0 3–3 2002 FIFA World Cup
6 3–0
7 10 September 2003 Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan  Japan 1–0 1–0 2003 Kirin Challenge Cup
8 30 January 2004 Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia  Kenya 2–0 3–0 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
9 20 June 2004 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–2 1–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 10 October 2004 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia  Liberia 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 3 February 2006 Harras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Guinea 1–1 3–2 2006 Africa Cup of Nations

Grasshoppers

Portsmouth

AEK Athens

Senegal

References

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  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "L'ancien international sénégalais Papa Bouba Diop est mort à 42 ans". L'Équipe (in French). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Papa Bouba Diop at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. "UEFA Champions League: Grasshopper-Club". UEFA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Papa Bouba Diop". sitercl.com. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  6. "Games played by Papa Bouba Diop in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  8. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  10. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  11. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  12. "A.E.K." Superleague Greece. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012. Select season and competition via dropdown menu.
  13. "2010/11 UEFA Europa League: AEK Athens FC". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  14. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  15. "Games played by Pape Bouba Diop in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  16. "Papa Bouba Diop". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  17. "Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Kemble, Jamie (29 November 2020). "Former Fulham and West Ham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop dies aged 42". Football.London. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  19. Dove, Ed (29 November 2020). "Senegal World Cup hero Diop dies at 42". ESPN.com. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  20. Bamako, James Copnall in (11 February 2002). "Cameroon 0 – 0 Senegal (aet: Cameroon won 3 – 2 on penalties)". The Guardian.