Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014)
Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014) was a Cameroonian soccer player who played for JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
 Albert Ebossé Bodjongo in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2014 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | JS Kabylie | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008-2010 | Coton Sport FC | ||
| 2010-2011 | Unisport Bafang | ||
| 2011-2012 | Douala AC | 10 | (9) |
| 2012-2013 | Perak FA | 16 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | JS Kabylie | 31 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Cameroon U20 | ||
| 2009–2014 | Cameroon | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2012 | |||
On 23 August 2014 Albert was struck by a projectile thrown by a fan just hours after a matchup between his home team JS Kabylie and USM Alger. The match had ended in a 2-1 defeat and the Cameroonian died of head injury due to the strike. He was aged 24.[1] On 18 December 2014, more results were released after his death. The results said that Bodjongo could have died from a beating instead.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Décès d'Albert Ebossé : Le ministère de l'Intérieur ordonne une enquête". JS Kabylie. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Albert Ebosse: New tests claim Cameroonian died after beating". BBC Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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