 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Senegal | 63 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 1978 – 29 November 2020) was a Senegalese professionalfootballer. He played defensive midfield but he could also play as a centre back. He played atLens. He played for thenational team from 2001 to 2008.
Diop died inParis on 29 November 2020 fromCharcot–Marie–Tooth disease andamyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 42.[2]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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