Patrick Ekeng
 Ekeng playing for Lausanne-Sport in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 2016 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Canon Yaoundé | 29 | (7) |
| 2009–2013 | Le Mans | 35 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Rodez (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Lausanne-Sport | 28 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Córdoba | 14 | (1) |
| 2016 | Dinamo București | 7 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | Cameroon U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Cameroon | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng (26 March 1990 – 6 May 2016) was a Cameroonian professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder. He had two international caps for his country's national team. He represented Cameroon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ekeng collapsed on 6 May 2016 during a soccer game in Bucharest, Romania. He was rushed to the hospital after suffering from a heart attack. Ekeng died hours later at the age of 26.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Dinamo Bucharest midfielder Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing on pitch". The Guardian. 6 May 2016.
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