Competition 1 Died while playing with friends
F.ormer Bastia to the front Christopher Maboulou has passed away at the age of 30, the club has announced through their official social media accounts.
The footballer died in his hometown of Montfermeil, on the outskirts of Paris, after a heart attack while playing with his friends.
“Sporting Club de Bastia have just been sadly informed of the tragic death of their former player Christopher Maboulou, ” Bastia posted on Twitter.
The whole club would like to extend its sincere condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.
“May he rest in peace.”
The Sporting Club de Bastia has just learned with sadness of the tragic death of its former player Christopher Maboulou …
The whole club offers its deepest condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.
May he rest in peace pic.twitter.com/BetCHg2IYg
? Bastia SC (@SCBastia) January 10, 2021
Maboulou played 29 Ligue 1 and a further 58 Ligue 2 matches in France and is remembered for the brace he scored against Marseille in Marcelo bielsa‘s debut in the dugout in August 2014.
Then he moved to Greece to join NOT Giannina in 2016/17, before returning to France to pursue his profession Nancy, which he helped promote to Ligue 1 in 2018/19.
Nancy their condolences were also paid via a Twitter message on Monday.