Faty Papy

Faty Papy (18 September 1990 – 25 April 2019) was a Burundian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a Burundian international.

Faty Papy
Personal information
Full name Faty Papy
Date of birth (1990-09-18)18 September 1990
Place of birth Bujumbura, Burundi
Date of death 25 April 2019(2019-04-25) (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
International career‡
2008–2019 Burundi 21 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2016

Career

Papy signed on 25 December 2008, for Trabzonspor, coming from AS Inter Star in the then-capital 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 Dutch side 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 the Real Kings in the National First Division. In January 2019, Papy was released by the Real Kings due to a re-occurrence of his heart condition.[5] Papy later signed for the Malanti Chiefs in Eswatini, making his debut for the club on 3 February 2019 in a 2–0 Ingwenyama Cup loss against the Mbabane Highlanders.[6]

International career

Papy made his international debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with the Seychelles on 1 June 2008.[7][8]

International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 2011Stade Amahoro, Kigali Rwanda1–11–32012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24 September 2011Stade Prince Louis Rwagasore, Bujumbura Benin1–11–12012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Death

Papy collapsed and died on 25 April 2019 while playing a match for the Malanti Chiefs in Piggs Peak. His heart condition had reportedly re-occurred again.[9][10]

References
  1. "Trabzonspor, 15 yaşında Burundi Milli Takımında oynayan genç yıldızın işini bitirdi". Gunebakis.com.tr. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. Africa (31 December 2008). "Feature: Ten African Players To Watch In 2009". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. "An Maastricht ausgeliehener 18-jähriger Faty Papy überzeugt". Gazetefutbol.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. "Faty Papy'nin sözleşmesi feshedildi". Trabzonspor.org.tr. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  5. "Faty released over heart condition". Kick Off. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. "Faty happy to be playing again". Swazi Observer. 6 February 2019. p. 44.
  7. "Faty Papy". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  8. "FIFA Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  9. Richards, Alex (25 April 2019). "Burundi international Papy Faty dies after collapsing three months before AFCON". Mirror. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. Okeleji, Oluwashina (26 April 2019). "Papy Faty: Burundi star, 28, dies after collapsing on pitch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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