Founéké Sy (21 July 1986 – 4 April 2020) was a Malian footballer.
Club career
Sy played his entire career in the Malian Première Division before moving to Iran in 2009. He played for Nassaji Mazandaran and Iranjavan in Azadegan League.[1] After having two good seasons in Iran's first division league, He joined Pro League team Sanat Naft. In 2011–12 of Iran Pro League he became second best goal-scorer of the season.
International career
In 2009, Sy featured for the Mali national football team in their World Cup qualifying match against Sudan.[2]
Death
On 5 April 2020, it was announced that Sy had died in a car crash.[3]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Nassaji | Azadegan League | 20 | 7 | - | - | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11 | Iranjavan | 18 | 9 | - | - | 18 | 9 | |||
| 2011–12 | Sanat Naft | Persian Gulf Cup | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 22 |
| UAE | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Ajman | UAE Pro-League | 24 | 11 | 8 | 11 | - | - | 32 | 22 |
| Career total | 94 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 60 | ||
- Assists
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Sanat Naft | 8 |
References
- ^ Founéké Sy at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "FORMER NASSAJI, SANAT NAFT STRIKER FOUNEKE SY PASSES AWAY". Persian League. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Persian League- Latest Iran League News - Iran Football News - Iran Sport News - Founeke Sy". www.persianleague.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
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