League 1 Died while playing with friends
Former Bastia forward Christopher Maboulou died at the age of 30, the club announced via their official social media accounts.
The footballer died in his birthplace of Montfermeil, on the outskirts of Paris, after suffering a heart attack while playing with his friends.
“Sportklub de Bastia has just been informed with grief about the tragic death of their former player Christopher Maboulou, ” Bastia posted on Twitter.
‘The whole club expresses its sincere condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.
“May he rest in peace.”
The Sporting Club of Bastia has just learned with sadness the tragic dcs of its former player Christopher Maboulou …
his family, his friends and his neighbors, the whole club presents its most intimate sympathy.
Ch’ellu riposi in pas pic.twitter.com/BetCHg2IYg
? SC Bastia (@ SCBastia) 10 January 2021
Maboulou played 29 Ligue 1 and another 58 Ligue 2 matches in France and is remembered for the prop he passed Marseille in Marcelo Bielsamade its debut in August 2014.
He then moved to Greece to join PAS Giannina in 2016/17, before returning to France to trade at Nancy, which he helped in 2018/19 for Ligue 1 promotion.
Nancy also expressed their condolences through a Twitter message on Monday.