Albert Ebossé Bodjongo
Cameroonian footballer (1989-2014)
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Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika (6 October 1989 – 23 August 2014[1]) was a Cameroonian footballer who played in Cameroon, Malaysia and Algeria.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Albert Dominique Ebossé Bodjongo Dika | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2014 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 00:00, 24 August 2014 (EST) | |||
Career
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
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 the 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 that week were preceded by a minute of silence in memory of Bodjongo.[9][10][11]
Subsequent coroner's 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]