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Papa Bouba Diop
Personal information
Full name	Papa Bouba Diop
Date of birth	28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) (age 31)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Central Midfielder Right Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club	Portsmouth
Number	8
Youth career
1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996	Espoir Dakar Diaraaf Dakar Vevey Sports
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2000 2000–2001 2002–2004 2004–2007 2007–	Neuchâtel Xamax Grasshoppers RC Lens Fulham Portsmouth	069 0(9) 038 0(1) 067 0(6) 076 0(8) 041 0(0)
National team2
1999–	Senegal	058 0(9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 31 May 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Papa Bouba Diop (born 28 January 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Portsmouth. He transferred to Portsmouth from Fulham on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2007. His preferred position is centre midfield but can also play right midfield. His nickname is The Wardrobe, given to him by the fans at Fulham, because of his enormous frame. He is perhaps most well-known for scoring the first goal of 2002 FIFA World Cup against France, which resulted in the 1–0 defeat of the then reigning World champions and ultimately, their early elimination from the tournament, in which Senegal reached the quarter-finals. He ended the tournament with three goals, having also scored twice against Uruguay.

He came on as a substitute as Portsmouth won the 2008 FA Cup Final. He has signed a new contract to stay at the club until 2011.

[edit] External links

• Papa Bouba Diop career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile, stats and pictures of Bouba Diop

v • d • e Senegal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Sylva • 2 Daf • 3 Sarr • 4 Malick Diop • 5 N'Dour • 6 Cissé • 7 H. Camara • 8 Traoré • 9 S. Camara • 10 Fadiga • 11 Diouf • 12 Faye • 13 Diatta • 14 Moussa N'Diaye • 15 Diao • 16 Diallo • 17 Coly • 18 Thiaw • 19 Bouba Diop • 20 S. N'Diaye • 21 Beye • 22 Cissokho • 23 Makhtar N'Diaye • Coach: Metsu

v • d • e Senegal squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Sylva • 2 Daf • 3 Faye • 4 Malick Diop • 5 Diawara • 6 Cissé • 7 Camara • 8 N'Diaye • 9 Kamara • 10 Sakho • 11 Diouf • 12 Mendy • 13 Diatta • 14 N'Doye • 15 Diao • 16 Diallo • 17 Coly • 18 Niang • 19 Bouba Diop • 20 Diagne-Faye • 21 Beye • 22 Cissokho • Coach: Stéphan

v • d • e Senegal squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Sylva • 2 Daf • 3 N'Daw • 4 Diakhaté • 5 Diawara • 6 Barry • 7 H. Camara • 8 Niang • 9 S. Camara • 10 Ba • 11 E. Diouf • 12 A. Faye • 13 Diatta • 14 Mendy • 15 Kamara • 16 M. Diouf • 17 Coly • 18 Dramé • 19 Bouba Diop • 20 Diagne-Faye • 21 Beye • 22 N'Diaye • 23 Djiba • Coach: Sarr