Serigne Abdou Thiam

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
Date of death	27 September 2016(2016-09-27) (aged 21)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
??–2013	ASPIRE[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Al Khor	26[2]	(3[3])
National team
2011–2015	Qatar U-20	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

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

Club	Season	League	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		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

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

References

1. "Player profile" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
2. "Appearances" (in Arabic). superkoora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
3. "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.