Faty Papy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Faty Papy | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||
Date of death | 25 April 2019 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Piggs Peak, Eswatini | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2006 | AS Inter Star | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | AS Inter Star | 23 | (4) |
2008–2011 | Trabzonspor | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → MVV (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2011–2012 | APR FC | ||
2012–2016 | Bidvest Wits | 76 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Real Kings | 3 | (1) |
2019 | Malanti Chiefs | ||
National team‡ | |||
2008–2019 | Burundi | 21 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2016 |
Faty Papy (18 September 1990 – 25 April 2019) was a Burundian professional association football player who last played for Malanti Chiefs in the Premier League of Eswatini. He also played with the Burundi national football team.
Career[]
Papy signed on 25 December 2008 for Trabzonspor, coming from AS Inter Star a football club based in Bujumbura.[1]
Sports magazine Goal.com suggested Papy as one of the 10 African Players to Watch in 2009.[2]
On 24 June 2009 Papy was loaned out to MVV.[3] On 5 January 2011, Trabzonspor released the Burundian midfielder by mutual consent making him a free agent.[4]
In 2016, Papy left South African club Bidvest Wits after four years, due to heart problems. In 2018, Papy returned to football, signing for National First Division club Real Kings. In January 2019, Papy was released by Real Kings due to a re-occurrence of a heart condition.[5] Papy later signed for Premier League of Eswatini club Malanti Chiefs, making his debut for the club on 3 February 2019 in a 2–0 Ingwenyama Cup loss against Mbabane Highlanders.[6]
International career[]
Papy represented the Burundi national football team;[7] he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with the Seychelles national football team on 1 June 2008.[8]
International goals[]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 March 2011 | Stade Amahoro, Kigali | Rwanda | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 4 September 2011 | Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura | Benin | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Death[]
Papy, who was previously reported to have had a heart condition, collapsed and died on 25 April 2019 while playing a match in Eswatini for Malanti Chiefs.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Trabzonspor, 15 yaşında Burundi Milli Takımında oynayan genç yıldızın işini bitirdi". Gunebakis.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Africa (2008-12-31). "Feature: Ten African Players To Watch In 2009". Goal.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "An Maastricht ausgeliehener 18-jähriger Faty Papy überzeugt". Gazetefutbol.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Faty Papy'nin sözleşmesi feshedildi". Trabzonspor.org.tr. 2011-01-05. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Faty released over heart condition". Kick Off. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Faty happy to be playing again". Swazi Observer. 6 February 2019. p. 44.
- ^ "Faty Papy". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "Fifa Profile". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Richards, Alex (2019-04-25). "Burundi international Papy Faty dies after collapsing three months before AFCON". Mirror. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2019-04-26). "Papy Faty: Burundi star, 28, dies after collapsing on pitch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- 2019 deaths
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- Burundi international footballers
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- Eerste Divisie players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- MVV Maastricht players
- Sportspeople from Bujumbura
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in Rwanda
- Burundian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
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- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
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