Amadou Boiro (15 December 1995 – 30 June 2019) was a Senegalese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amadou Boiro | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Date of death | 30 June 2019(2019-06-30) (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Ndangane | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Linguère | ||
| 2014–2016 | Casa Sports | ||
| 2016–2017 | Gimnàstic | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Laçi | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Çarşambaspor | 22 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2015 | Senegal U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2019 | |||
Boiro represented Ndangane Foot,[1] ASC Linguère[2] and Casa Sports back in his homeland.[3] On 1 September 2016 he signed for Spanish Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona;[4] initially assigned to the farm team in Tercera División, he officially joined the team in October.[5]
Boiro made his professional debut on 12 November 2016, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Juan Muñiz in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF;[6] it was his maiden appearance for the club. The following August, he was released by the club and moved to Albania, signing with KF Laçi.[7]
On 30 June 2019, Boiro's former club Casa Sports announced his death;[8] it was later announced that he died in Turkey due to a "short illness".[9]