Mahmadu_Alphajor_Bah
Mahmadu Alphajor Bah
Sierra Leonean footballer
Mahmadu Alphajor Bah (1 January 1977 – 21 September 2016) was a Sierra Leonean footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmadu Alphajor Bah | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-01-01)1 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Date of death | 21 September 2016(2016-09-21) (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | KSC Lokeren | 15 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Chunnam Dragons | 30 | (7) |
| 1999–2003 | Xiamen Lanshi | 70 | (6) |
| 2004 | Zhejiang Lücheng | 21 | (3) |
| 2005 | Halmstads BK | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Al-Qadisiya | ||
| 2007–2008 | Mighty Blackpool | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al-Sailiya | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Perlis FA | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2008 | Sierra Leone | 18 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2007 | |||
His clubs included Halmstads BK in Sweden, KSC Lokeren in Belgium, Chunnam Dragons in South Korea, Xiamen Lanshi and Zhejiang Lücheng in China, Al-Qadisiya in Saudi Arabia, and Perlis FA in Malaysia.
Alphajor Bah died in a traffic collision in Freetown on 21 September 2016 when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a truck coming in an opposite road direction.[1]
Alphajor Bah was a regular member of Sierra Leone national team, known as the Leone Stars, between the years 2000 and 2008. He regularly played as an attacking midfielder or sometimes as a second striker for the Sierra Leone national team alongside striker Mohamed Kallon.
Alphajor Bah was a very religious Muslim and he often publicly preached about Islam and the life of the Prophet Mohammad.
- "Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News | Sierra Leone Legends Pay tribute to fallen hero Alphajoh Bah - Sierra Leone Footballers Abroad, Sierra Leone Sports News". footballsierraleone.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- Bah, Mahmadu Alphajor at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mahmadu Alphajor Bah – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Profile and stats - Lokeren
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