Founéké Sy (21 July 1986 – 4 April 2020) was a Malian

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Club career

Sy played his entire career in the

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before moving to Iran in 2009. He played for Nassaji Mazandaran and Iranjavan in

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. 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

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in their

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qualifying match against

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Death

On 5 April 2020, it was announced that Sy had died in a car crash.

Career statistics

*Assists

References

1986 births 2020 deaths Men's association football forwards Malian men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran players Djoliba AC players Mali men's international footballers AS Korofina players JS Centre Salif Keita players F.C. Iranjavan Bushehr players Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players Ajman Club players Kalba FC players Masafi Club players Persian Gulf Pro League players Azadegan League players UAE Pro League players UAE First Division League players Road incident deaths in Mali 21st-century Malian sportsmen {{Mali-footy-bio-stub