Willy Ta Bi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willy Braciano Ta Bi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Divo, Ivory Coast | ||
Date of death | 23 February 2021 | (aged 21)||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Moossou | ||
2017–2019 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
2019–2021 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
Ivory Coast U17 | |||
Ivory Coast U20 | |||
2017 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Willy Braciano Ta Bi (5 December 1999 – 23 February 2021) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He made one senior appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2017.
Club career[]
Born in Divo, Ta Bi played club football for Moossou, ASEC Mimosas and Atalanta.[1]
International career[]
Ta Bi made one appearance for the Ivory Coast senior team in 2017,[1] and also represented them at under-17 and under-20 levels.[2] He captained the national youth team and appeared at the 2017 Francophone Games.[3]
Death[]
Ta Bi died on 23 February 2021, aged 21, from liver cancer.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Willy Ta Bi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Atalanta: Ivorian Willy Ta Bi passes on to cancer". 23 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tributes paid to young Ivorian player" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
Categories:
- 1999 births
- 2021 deaths
- Ivorian footballers
- Moossou FC players
- ASEC Mimosas players
- Atalanta B.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Ivorian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Ivory Coast under-20 international footballers
- Ivory Coast international footballers
- Deaths from liver cancer
- Deaths from cancer in Italy
- Ivorian football biography stubs