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Papa Bouba Diop
	Papa Bouba Diop in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Papa Bouba Diop
Date of birth	28 January 1978
Place of birth	Rufisque, Senegal
Date of death	29 November 2020 (aged 42)
Place of death	Paris, France
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre back
Youth career
1994–1995	Ndeffann Saltigue
1995–1996	ASC Diaraf
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1999	ASC Diaraf
1999–2000	Vevey
2000–2001	Neuchâtel Xamax
2001–2002	Grasshoppers
2002–2004	Lens
2004–2007	Fulham
2007–2010	Portsmouth
2010–2011	AEK Athens
2011–2012	West Ham United
2012–2013	Birmingham City
Total
National team
2001–2008	Senegal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 1978 – 29 November 2020) was a Senegalese professional footballer. He played defensive midfield but he could also play as a centre back. He played at Lens. He played for the national team from 2001 to 2008.

Diop died in Paris on 29 November 2020 from Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 42.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Neuchâtel Xamax	2000–01^[3]	Ligue Nationale A	19	4					–				19	4
Grasshoppers	2000–01^[3]	Ligue Nationale A	11	1					–				11	1
	2001–02^[4]^[3]	Ligue Nationale A	18	4					7^[a]	0			25	4
	Total		29	5					7	0			36	5
Lens	2001–02^[5]	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	–		–		–		5	0
	2002–03^[5]	Ligue 1	16	3	0	0	0	0	4^[b]	0	–		20	3
	2003–04^[5]	Ligue 1	26	3	0	0	2	0	6^[c]	2	–		34	5
	Total		47	6	0	0	2	0	10	2	–		59	8
Fulham	2004–05^[6]	Premier League	29	6	3	1	3	0	–		–		35	7
	2005–06^[7]	Premier League	22	2	0	0	1	0	–		–		23	2
	2006–07^[8]	Premier League	23	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		24	0
	2007–08^[9]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		76	8	4	1	4	0	–		–		84	9
Portsmouth	2007–08^[9]	Premier League	25	0	5	0	2	0	–		–		32	0
	2008–09^[10]	Premier League	16	0	0	0	0	0	4^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	21	0
	2009–10^[11]	Premier League	12	0	7	0	0	0	–		–		19	0
	Total		53	0	12	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	72	0
AEK Athens	2010–11^[3]^[12]^[13]	Superleague Greece	19	1	6	0	–		5^[e]	2	7^[f]	1	37	4
West Ham United	2011–12^[14]	Championship	16	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		16	1
Birmingham City	2012–13^[15]	Championship	2	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		2	1
Career total			261	26	22	1	8	0	26	4	8	1	325	32

↑ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 5 in UEFA Cup
↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
↑ Appearances in qualification play-offs
↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[16]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2001	5	1
	2002	14	5
	2003	7	1
	2004	14	3
	2005	5	0
	2006	11	1
	2007	4	0
	2008	3	0
Total		63	11

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diop goal.^[17]

List of international goals scored by Papa Bouba Diop
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 November 2001	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	2 February 2002	Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali	Nigeria	1–0	2–1	2002 Africa Cup of Nations
3	27 March 2002	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Bolivia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
4	31 May 2002	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	France	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
5	11 June 2002	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Uruguay	2–0	3–3	2002 FIFA World Cup
6	11 June 2002	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Uruguay	3–0	3–3	2002 FIFA World Cup
7	10 September 2003	Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan	Japan	1–0	1–0	2003 Kirin Challenge Cup
8	30 January 2004	Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia	Kenya	2–0	3–0	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
9	20 June 2004	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	1–2	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	10 October 2004	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	1–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	3 February 2006	Harras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Guinea	1–1	3–2	2006 Africa Cup of Nations