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{{short description|Cameroonian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
| name = Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
| image =
| image = Albert Ebossé, 2014-08-23.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| fullname = Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika
| fullname = Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika
| birth_date = {{birth date|1989|10|6|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1989|10|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]
| birth_place = [[Douala]], Cameroon
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|8|23|1989|10|6|mf=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|8|23|1989|10|6|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Tizi Ouzou]], [[Algeria]]
| death_place = [[Tizi Ouzou]], Algeria
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[JS Kabylie]]
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2008-2010 | clubs1 = [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport FC]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport FC]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2010-2011 | clubs2 = [[Unisport Bafang]] | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = [[Unisport Bafang]] | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2011-2012 | clubs3 = [[Douala Athletic Club|Douala AC]] | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 9
| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = [[Douala Athletic Club|Douala AC]] | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2012-2013 | clubs4 = [[Perak FA]] | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 11
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = [[Perak FA]] | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 17
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = [[JS Kabylie]] | caps5 = 41 | goals5 = 21
| totalcaps =
| totalcaps = 67 | totalgoals = 41
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon U20]]
| nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 00:00, 24 August 2014 (EST)
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2014 | nationalteam2 = [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 11 November 2013
| nationalteam-update = 4 June 2012
}}
}}


'''Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika''' (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014<ref name=JSK.EbosseDead/>) was a [[Cameroon]]ian [[soccer]] player who played for [[JS Kabylie]] in the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]].
'''Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika''' (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014<ref name=JSK.EbosseDead/>) was a [[Cameroon]]ian [[association football|footballer]] who played in Cameroon, Malaysia and Algeria.


==Career==
He was signed by Perak FA on 15 April 2012 as a replacement for outgoing striker [[Lazar Popovic]]<ref name=nst.PopovicForBodjongo/><ref name=hmetro.Perak/>.
Bodjongo played with his hometown club [[Douala Athletic Club]], a club in [[MTN Group|MTN]] [[Elite Two]], [[Cameroon]]'s National Second Division. He also played for [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport FC]] and [[Unisport Bafang]] in Cameroon.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
He made his league debut for [[Perak]] in a 2-2 draw with [[Sabah FA]] on 17 April 2012 and scored his first goal for Perak in a 2-2 draw with [[Terengganu FA]] on 4 May 2012.


He was signed by Malaysian club [[Perak FA]] on 15 April 2012 as a replacement for outgoing striker [[Lazar Popović]].<ref name=nst.PopovicForBodjongo/><ref name=hmetro.Perak/>
Before joining Perak, Bodjongo last played with his hometown club [[Douala Athletic Club]], a club in [[MTN]] [[Elite Two]], [[Cameroon]]'s National Second Division. He also have played for [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport FC]] and [[Unisport Bafang]] in [[Cameroon]].
He made his league debut for Perak in a 2–2 draw with [[Sabah FA]] on 17 April 2012 and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with [[Terengganu FA]] on 4 May 2012.


In July 2013, Bodjongo signed for [[JS Kabylie]]<ref name=maracanafoot.jskContrat/>.
In July 2013, Bodjongo signed for [[JS Kabylie]] (JSK).<ref name=maracanafoot.jskContrat/> He was the top scorer of the Algerian Championship in 2014 with 17 goals.<ref name=dzfoot.scorers/>
Bodjongo reportedly have 6 caps with the [[Cameroon national football team]] (mainly with the 'B' team), and also have played for the [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|under-20 team]] in 2009.
He was the best scorer of the Algerian Championship in 2014.{{Citation needed}}


Bodjongo reportedly had six caps with the [[Cameroon national football team]] (mainly with the 'B' team){{citation needed|date=August 2014}}, and had also played for the [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|under-20 team]] in 2009.
On the 23 of 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.

==Death==
On 23 August 2014, Bodjongo was struck on the head by a projectile thrown by an unknown person while the teams were leaving the field at the end of a home game between JSK and [[USM Alger]]. The match had ended in a 2–1 defeat, with Bodjongo contributing the sole JSK goal. Bodjongo died a few hours later in hospital of a [[traumatic brain injury]]. He was aged 24.<ref name=theguardian.EbosseDeath/><ref name=sbnation.EbosseDies/> Following Bodjongo's death, the [[Algerian Football Federation]] suspended all football indefinitely and ordered the closure of the [[November 1, 1954 Stadium (Tizi Ouzou)|1st November 1954 stadium]].<ref name="BBC Sport"/>

When the league resumed on Week 3 starting 12 September 2014, all matches on that week were preceded with a minute silence in memory of Bodjongo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Algeria reflects in shame following death of Albert Ebosse |url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/algeria-reflects-in-shame-following-death-of-albert-ebosse-1.317407 |accessdate=8 September 2020 |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=The National |date=25 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lfp.dz/article.php?id=5212&lg=0 |title=LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle |accessdate=2017-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075716/http://lfp.dz/article.php?id=5212&lg=0 |archivedate=11 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lfp.dz/article.php?id=5227&lg=0 |title=LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle |accessdate=2017-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080137/http://lfp.dz/article.php?id=5227&lg=0 |archivedate=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

Subsequent coroners post-mortem results released on 18 December 2014, showed Bodjongo may have died from a severe beating and not from a projectile, which was the initial claim.<ref>{{cite news |title=Albert Ebosse: New tests claim Cameroonian died after beating |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30529900 |accessdate=8 September 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=18 December 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of association footballers who died while playing]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=JSK.EbosseDead>
<ref name=JSK.EbosseDead>
{{cite web|title=Décès d’Albert Ebossé : Le ministère de l’Intérieur ordonne une enquête
{{cite web
|title = Décès d'Albert Ebossé : Le ministère de l'Intérieur ordonne une enquête
|url=http://www.js-kabylie.fr/index.php/informations/news/3168-deces-d-albert-ebosse-le-ministere-de-l-interieur-ordonne-une-enquete
|url = http://www.js-kabylie.fr/index.php/informations/news/3168-deces-d-albert-ebosse-le-ministere-de-l-interieur-ordonne-une-enquete
|publisher=[[JS Kabylie]]|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
|publisher = [[JS Kabylie]]
|accessdate = 24 August 2014
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140825070344/http://js-kabylie.fr/index.php/informations/news/3168-deces-d-albert-ebosse-le-ministere-de-l-interieur-ordonne-une-enquete
|archivedate = 25 August 2014
}}
</ref>
</ref>


<ref name=nst.PopovicForBodjongo>
<ref name=nst.PopovicForBodjongo>
{{cite web|title=Perak dump Popovic for Bodjongo
{{cite web
|title = Perak dump Popovic for Bodjongo
|url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/perak-dump-popovic-for-bodjongo-1.73719
|url = http://www.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/perak-dump-popovic-for-bodjongo-1.73719
|work = New Straits Times
|publisher=nst.com.my|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
|accessdate = 24 August 2014
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140825214241/http://www2.nst.com.my/sports/soccer/perak-dump-popovic-for-bodjongo-1.73719
|archivedate = 25 August 2014
}}
</ref>
</ref>


<ref name=hmetro.Perak>
<ref name=hmetro.Perak>{{cite web
{{cite web|title=Perak turun Bodjongo
|title=Perak turun Bodjongo
|url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/PerakturunBodjongo/Article/index_html
|url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/PerakturunBodjongo/Article/index_html
|publisher=hmetro.com.my|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
|publisher=hmetro.com.my
|accessdate=24 August 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218015721/http://www2.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/PerakturunBodjongo/Article/index_html
</ref>
|archive-date=18 December 2014
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


<ref name=maracanafoot.jskContrat>
<ref name=maracanafoot.jskContrat>
{{cite web|title=JSK : Ebossé a signé hier son contrat
{{cite web
|title=JSK : Ebossé a signé hier son contrat
|url=http://www.maracanafoot.com/division-1/jsk-ebosse-a-signe-hier-son-contrat
|url=http://www.maracanafoot.com/division-1/jsk-ebosse-a-signe-hier-son-contrat
|publisher=maracanafoot.com|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}
|publisher=maracanafoot.com
|accessdate=24 August 2014
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110614/http://www.maracanafoot.com/division-1/jsk-ebosse-a-signe-hier-son-contrat/
|archivedate=24 December 2013
}}
</ref>
</ref>


<ref name=theguardian.EbosseDeath>
}}
{{cite web|title=Striker Albert Ebossé dies after being hit by object thrown from stands
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/24/striker-albert-ebosse-dies-hit-object-thrown-stands
|work=The Guardian|date=24 August 2014
|accessdate=24 August 2014}}
</ref>


<ref name=sbnation.EbosseDies>
==External links==
{{cite web|title=Footballer dies in Algeria after being struck by object thrown from stands
* [http://www.sinarharian.com.my/arena-bolasepak/ultras/tinggal-cameroon-untuk-jadi-yob-1.53087 Tinggal Cameroon untuk jadi Yob]
|date=23 August 2014
|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/8/23/6061297/albert-ebosse-dies-algeria-ligue-professionnelle-1
|publisher=sbnation.com|accessdate=24 August 2014}}
</ref>


<ref name=dzfoot.scorers>
{{JS Kabylie squad}}
{{cite web|title=Buteurs Ligue 1
|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/buteurs-ligue-1
|publisher=dzfoot.com|accessdate=24 August 2014}}
</ref>

<ref name="BBC Sport">
{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28902441
|title=Albert Ebosse: Player's death leads to league suspension |accessdate=25 August 2014 |work=BBC Sport}}
</ref>


{{Persondata
| NAME = Bodjongo, Albert
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 6 October 1989
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cameroon]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 23 August 2014
| PLACE OF DEATH = Tizi Ouzou
}}
}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodjongo, Albert}}
==External links==
*{{Soccerway|albert-dominique-ebosse-bodjongo-dika/245791}}

{{Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodjongo, Albert Ebosse}}
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 28 September 2024

Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
Personal information
Full name Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika
Date of birth (1989-10-06)6 October 1989
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Date of death 23 August 2014(2014-08-23) (aged 24)
Place of death Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
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 41 (21)
Total 67 (41)
International career
2009 Cameroon U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 24 August 2014 (EST)

Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014[1]) was a Cameroonian footballer who played in Cameroon, Malaysia and Algeria.

Career

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Bodjongo played with his hometown club Douala Athletic Club, a club in MTN Elite Two, Cameroon's National Second Division. He also played for Coton Sport FC and Unisport Bafang in Cameroon.[citation needed]

He was signed by Malaysian club Perak FA on 15 April 2012 as a replacement for outgoing striker Lazar Popović.[2][3] He made his league debut for Perak in a 2–2 draw with Sabah FA on 17 April 2012 and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Terengganu FA on 4 May 2012.

In July 2013, Bodjongo signed for JS Kabylie (JSK).[4] He was the top scorer of the Algerian Championship in 2014 with 17 goals.[5]

Bodjongo reportedly had six caps with the Cameroon national football team (mainly with the 'B' team)[citation needed], and had also played for the under-20 team in 2009.

Death

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On 23 August 2014, Bodjongo was struck on the head by a projectile thrown by an unknown person while the teams were leaving the field at the end of a home game between JSK and USM Alger. The match had ended in a 2–1 defeat, with Bodjongo contributing the sole JSK goal. Bodjongo died a few hours later in hospital of a traumatic brain injury. He was aged 24.[6][7] Following Bodjongo's death, the Algerian Football Federation suspended all football indefinitely and ordered the closure of the 1st November 1954 stadium.[8]

When the league resumed on Week 3 starting 12 September 2014, all matches on that week were preceded with a minute silence in memory of Bodjongo.[9][10][11]

Subsequent coroners post-mortem results released on 18 December 2014, showed Bodjongo may have died from a severe beating and not from a projectile, which was the initial claim.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Perak dump Popovic for Bodjongo". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Perak turun Bodjongo". hmetro.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ "JSK : Ebossé a signé hier son contrat". maracanafoot.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Buteurs Ligue 1". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Striker Albert Ebossé dies after being hit by object thrown from stands". The Guardian. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Footballer dies in Algeria after being struck by object thrown from stands". sbnation.com. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Albert Ebosse: Player's death leads to league suspension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Algeria reflects in shame following death of Albert Ebosse". The National. Agence France-Presse. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  11. ^ "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Albert Ebosse: New tests claim Cameroonian died after beating". BBC. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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