:Christopher Maboulou

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Christopher Maboulou

| birth_date = {{birth date|1990|3|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Montfermeil, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|10|1990|3|19|df=yes}}

| death_place = Montfermeil, France

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2014

| clubs1 = Châteauroux

| caps1 = 48

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs2 = Bastia

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = PAS Giannina

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Nancy

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = Thonon Évian

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 111

| totalgoals = 18

}}

Christopher Maboulou (19 March 1990 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a winger or as a forward. He played for Ligue 1 side Bastia, multiple Ligue 2 teams, and Greek team PAS Giannina.

Career

Maboulou was born in the Bosquets area of Montfermeil, France. Aged 8, he joined a local football club, and played for them for 10 years.{{cite news| url= https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/football-montfermeil-pleure-christopher-maboulou-11-01-2021-8418420.php| title= Football : Montfermeil pleure Christopher Maboulou| language=fr| work=Le Parisien| date=11 January 2021| accessdate=12 January 2021}} He played 16 games for Châteauroux between 2009 and 2011.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} In 2011, Maboulou developed a heart problem, which preventing him from playing for two years,{{cite news| url= https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2021-01-11/nie-zyje-christopher-maboulou-byly-pilkarz-ligue-1/| title= Nie żyje Christopher Maboulou, były piłkarz Ligue 1| language=pl| work=Polsat Sport| date=11 January 2021| accessdate=11 January 2021}} as doctors declared him unfit to play. In 2013, Maboulou signed a one-year contract with Châteauroux, and in 2014, he joined Ligue 1 side SC Bastia,{{cite news|url=http://www.sc-bastia.net/v4/?p=37208|title=Christopher Maboulou est arrivé|publisher=sc-bastia.net|language=French|date=30 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804080431/http://www.sc-bastia.net/v4/?p=37208|archive-date=4 August 2014|url-status=dead}} on a three-year contract.{{cite news| url= http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/football-transferts-christopher-maboulou-signe-pour-trois-ans-au-sc-bastia-16226| title= Football – Transferts : Christopher Maboulou signe pour trois ans au SC Bastia| language=fr| work=Agence d'information d'Afrique Centralle| date=1 July 2014| accessdate=11 January 2021}} He scored two goals in a Ligue 1 match against Marseille, as Bastia drew 3–3 with Marseille.{{cite news| url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/marseille-held-3-3-at-bastia/S2M6UZE76PIYGHBCZB3WRPZ3JI/| title= Marseille held 3–3 at Bastia| work=The New Zealand Herald| date=9 August 2014| accessdate=11 January 2021}}{{cite news| url= https://www.footmercato.net/a1211729832222245749-christopher-maboulou-est-decede| title= Christopher Maboulou est décédé| language=fr| work=Foot Mercato| date=10 January 2021| accessdate=11 January 2021}} In 2014, Maboulou was forced to apologise after scoring a handball goal in a match against Caen.{{cite news| url= https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/-23-03-2014-3698025.php| title= Christopher Maboulou : " Je suis très déçu par mon comportement "| language=fr| work=Le Parisien| date=23 March 2014| accessdate=11 January 2021}} He was released from Bastia at the end of the 2015–16 season,{{cite news| url= https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20210111/6179980/muere-30-anos-paro-cardiaco-futbolista-christopher-maboulou.html| title= Muere a los 30 años de un paro cardíaco el futbolista Christopher Maboulou| language=es| work=La Vanguardia| date=11 January 2021| accessdate=11 January 2021}} having made nine appearances that season.{{cite news| url= https://www.africatopsports.com/2016/07/07/christopher-maboulou-congolais-signe-grece/| title= CHRISTOPHER MABOULOU: LE CONGOLAIS SIGNE EN GRÈCE| language=fr| work=Africa Top Sports| date=7 July 2016| accessdate=11 January 2021}}

In 2015, Maboulou was invited to play for the Congo national team by Claude Le Roy, but could not do so, as he did not have a Congolese passport.

In July 2016, Maboulou signed a three-year contract with PAS Giannina.{{cite news| url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Christopher-maboulou-quitte-bastia-pour-la-grece/704011| title= Christopher Maboulou quitte Bastia pour la Grèce| work=L'Équipe| date=7 July 2016| accessdate=11 January 2021}}{{cite web|title=Μαμπουλού τριετίας στον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα|url=http://super-fm.gr/7332/maboulou-trietias-ston-pas-giannina/|website=Super FM 104.3|accessdate=20 August 2016|language=Greek|date=7 July 2016}} In the summer of 2017 he was released by PAS Giannina,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1129785/vrethike-akri-me-ton-mampoyloy|title=Βρέθηκε "άκρη" με τον Μαμπουλού|date=28 August 2017}} after disagreements involving late payments of his salary. In 2018, Maboulou signed a one-year contract with Ligue 2 side Nancy.{{cite news| url= https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Christopher-maboulou-signe-a-nancy/929287| title= Christopher Maboulou signe à Nancy| language=fr| work=L'Équipe| date=9 August 2018| accessdate=11 January 2021}} Maboulou had been on trial with Nancy for two and a half months before signing for them. He made his debut for Nancy against Le Havre in September 2018, 16 months after his last competitive appearance.{{cite news| url= https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport-lorrain/2018/09/19/maboulou-en-a-pris-des-coups| title= Maboulou en a pris des coups| language=fr| work=L'Est Républicain| date=19 September 2018| accessdate=11 January 2021}}

In 2020, Mabolou made two appearances for Thonon Évian in the Régional 1 league, scoring once, before the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His contract was not renewed for the 2020–21 season,{{cite news| url= https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/2001399763/shock-as-footballer-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-during-match-between-friends| title= Shock as 30-year-old footballer dies of cardiac arrest during a match between friends| work=The Standard| date=11 January 2020| accessdate=11 January 2020}} and he played local football in the Savoie region of France.{{cite news| url= https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/disparition-tragique-de-christopher-maboulou-ancien-joueur-de-bastia-et-nancy-7113347| title=Disparition tragique de Christopher Maboulou, ancien joueur de Bastia et Nancy| language=fr| work=Ouest-France| date=10 January 2021| accessdate=10 January 2021}}

During his career, Maboulou made a total of 29 appearances in Ligue 1 and 58 appearances in Ligue 2.

Death

On 10 January 2021, Maboulou had a heart attack while playing a seven-a-side football match with friends in Bondy near Montfermeil. He died in hospital the same day at the age of 30. A minute's applause in his memory was held on 23 January before the Ligue 2 match between Châteauroux and Valenciennes.{{cite news| url= https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/la-berrichonne-football-pleure-la-mort-de-christopher-maboulou-un-enfant-du-club-1610360095| title= La Berrichonne Football pleure la mort de Christopher Maboulou, "un enfant du club"| language=fr| work=France Bleu| date=11 January 2020| access-date=11 January 2020}}