Yannick Bapupa

Yannick Bapupa
Personal information
Full name Ngabu Yannick Bapupa
Date of birth (1982-01-21) 21 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Djurgårdens IF 42 (3)
2005 Åtvidabergs FF 24 (6)
2006–2009 Gefle IF 92 (12)
2010 Kalmar FF 0 (0)
2012–2013 AFC United 32 (3)
International career
2008–2009 DR Congo 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ngabu Yannick Bapupa (born 21 January 1982) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won five caps with the DR Congo national team.

Club career

In April 2010, Bapupa was sentenced to serve two years in prison for a rape he committed during autumn 2009 in Sweden when celebrating the newly signed contract with Kalmar FF.[1][2] On 7 June 2011, Bapupa had served two thirds of the time and was conditionally released.[citation needed]

International career

Bapupa earned his first cap for DR Congo national football team against Gabon on 25 March 2008.[citation needed]

Honours

Club

Djurgårdens IF

References

  1. ^ "Top flight footballer sentenced for rape". The Local. The Local Europe AB. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. ^ Westlund, Tord (14 April 2010). "Bapupas straff står fast". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Aftonbladet AB. Retrieved 14 April 2010.


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