Serigne Abdou (28 February 1995 – 27 September 2016) was a Qatari footballer of Senegalese descent who played for Al Khor as a defender.[4][5] He also played for the Qatar youth team.

Serigne Abdou
Personal information
Full name Serigne Abdou Thiam
Date of birth (1995-02-28)28 February 1995
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Date of death 27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 21)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
??–2013 ASPIRE[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Al Khor 26[2] (3[3])
International career
2011–2015 Qatar U-20 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Abdou graduated from Aspire Academy in 2013. He made his league debut with Al Khor 19 November 2012 against Al Gharafa at the age of 17.[6]

Club career statistics edit

Statistics accurate as of 24 May 2014[2][3]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Khor 2012–13 QSL 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 3
2013–14 16 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Total 26 3 6 2 8 0 0 0 30 4

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassim Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

Death edit

Serigne died of cancer on 27 September 2016 aged 21.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Appearances" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Goals scored" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Player profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Match report" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Nécrologie : Les larmes et la douleur pour László Bölöni. Serigne Abdou Thiam international Sénégalais évoluant au Qatar est mort à seulement 21 années" (in French). Voici Dakar. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.