Faty Papy (18 September 1990 – 25 April 2019) was a

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

an professional

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player who last played for Malanti Chiefs in the

Premier League of Eswatini The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971 and plans to be a fully professional entity by 2022. 2021–22 MT ...

. He also played with the

Burundi national football team The Burundi national football team, nicknamed ''The Swallows'' (french: Les Hirondelles) ( rn, Intamba m'Urugamba), represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualifie ...

Career

Papy signed on 25 December 2008 for

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

, coming from

AS Inter Star Association Sportif Inter Star, is a football (soccer) club from Bujumbura, Burundi. Squad Management and staff Honours *Burundi Premier League: 4 ::1991, 1992, 2005, 2008 *Burundian Cup: 1 ::1990 *Burundi Super Cup ...

a football club based in

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...

. Sports magazine Goal.com suggested Papy as one of the 10

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

n Players to Watch in 2009. On 24 June 2009 Papy was loaned out to

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

. On 5 January 2011, Trabzonspor released the Burundian midfielder by mutual consent making him a free agent. In 2016, Papy left South African club

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...

after four years, due to heart problems. In 2018, Papy returned to football, signing for

National First Division The National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league of South African club association football, football after the South African Premier Division. Both t ...

club Real Kings. In January 2019, Papy was released by Real Kings due to a re-occurrence of a heart condition. Papy later signed for

club Malanti Chiefs, making his debut for the club on 3 February 2019 in a 2–0 Ingwenyama Cup loss against

Mbabane Highlanders Mbabane Highlanders is a Swati soccer club based in Mbabane. They have won more national titles than any other club, although their most recent league title was in 2001. Achievements * Swazi Premier League: 13 :: 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 19 ...

International career

Papy represented the

; he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with the

Seychelles national football team The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed ''The Pirates'', represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF). SFF has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (C ...

on 1 June 2008.

International goals

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 Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

for Malanti Chiefs.

References

External links

Faty Papy's profile on his club Trabzonsport

Interview Faty Papy at MVV (French, Dutch subtitles)
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