Founéké Sy (21 July 1986 – 4 April 2020) was a Malian
footballer
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.
Club career
Sy played his entire career in the
Malian Première Division
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before moving to Iran in 2009. He played for
Nassaji Mazandaran
Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf P ...
and
Iranjavan in
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
. After having two good seasons in Iran's first division league, He joined
Pro League team
Sanat Naft. In
2011–12 of Iran Pro League he became second best goal-scorer of the season.
International career
In 2009, Sy featured for the
Mali national football team
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in their
World Cup
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qualifying match against
Sudan
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.
Death
On 5 April 2020, it was announced that Sy had died in a car crash.
Career statistics
*Assists
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References
1986 births
2020 deaths
Association football forwards
Malian footballers
Expatriate footballers in Iran
Nassaji Mazandaran players
Djoliba AC players
Mali international footballers
AS Korofina players
JS Centre Salif Keita players
Iranjavan players
Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players
Ajman Club players
Al-Ittihad Kalba SC players
Masafi Club players
Persian Gulf Pro League players
Azadegan League players
UAE Pro League players
UAE First Division League players
21st-century Malian people
Road incident deaths in Mali
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