Ben Idrissa Dermé (21 January 1982 – 11 September 2016) was a Burkinabé professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in Abra, Dermé played club football in Burkino Faso, Moldova, and France for Étoile Filante,

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, US Ouagadougou,

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and AJ Biguglia. He earned three caps for the Burkina Faso national team between 2006 and 2010. Dermé died on 11 September 2016 following a

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during a 2016–17 Coupe de France match.

References

1982 births 2016 deaths Men's association football defenders Burkinabe men's footballers Burkina Faso men's international footballers Étoile Filante de Ouagadougou players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players US Ouagadougou players USC Corte players CA Bastia players ÉF Bastia players Moldovan Super Liga players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players Ligue 2 players Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Association football players who died while playing Sport deaths in France 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen {{BurkinaFaso-footy-bio-stub