Faty Papy


Faty Papy was a Burundian professional association football player who last played for Malanti Chiefs in the Premier League of Eswatini. He also played with the Burundi national football team.

Career

Papy signed on 25 December 2008 for Trabzonspor, coming from AS Inter Star a football club based in Bujumbura.
Sports magazine Goal.com suggested Papy as one of the 10 African Players to Watch in 2009.
On 24 June 2009 Papy was loaned out to MVV. On 5 January 2011, Trabzonspor released the Burundian midfielder by mutual consent making him a free agent.
In 2016, Papy left South African club Bidvest Wits after four years, due to heart problems. In 2018, Papy returned to football, signing for National First Division club Real Kings. In January 2019, Papy was released by Real Kings due to a re-occurrence of a heart condition. Papy later signed for Premier League of Eswatini club Malanti Chiefs, making his debut for the club on 3 February 2019 in a 2–0 Ingwenyama Cup loss against Mbabane Highlanders.

International career

Papy represented the Burundi national football team; he made his debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with the Seychelles national football team on 1 June 2008.

International goals

Death

Papy, who was previously reported to have had a heart condition, collapsed and died on 25 April 2019 while playing a match in Eswatini for Malanti Chiefs