Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika | ||
| Date of birth | October 6, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | August 23, 2014 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Cameroon U20 | ||
| 2009–2014 | Cameroon | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2012 | |||
Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014[1]) was a Cameroonian soccer player who played for JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
He was signed by Perak FA on 15 April 2012 as a replacement for outgoing striker Lazar Popovic[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 Perak in a 2-2 draw with Terengganu FA on 4 May 2012.
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 and Unisport Bafang in Cameroon.
In July 2013, Bodjongo signed for JS Kabylie[4]. Bodjongo reportedly have 6 caps with the Cameroon national football team (mainly with the 'B' team), and also have played for the under-20 team in 2009. He was the best scorer of the Algerian Championship in 2014.[citation needed]
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. He was aged 24[5][6].
References
- ^ "Décès d'Albert Ebossé : Le ministère de l'Intérieur ordonne une enquête". JS Kabylie. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Perak dump Popovic for Bodjongo". nst.com.my. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Perak turun Bodjongo". hmetro.com.my. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "JSK : Ebossé a signé hier son contrat". maracanafoot.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Striker Albert Ebossé dies after being hit by object thrown from stands". theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Footballer dies in Algeria after being struck by object thrown from stands". sbnation.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.