Willy Ta Bi

Willy Ta Bi
Personal information
Full name	Willy Braciano Ta Bi
Date of birth	5 December 1999
Place of birth	Divo, Ivory Coast
Date of death	23 February 2021 (aged 21)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Moossou
2017–2019	ASEC Mimosas
2019–2021	Atalanta
International career
	Ivory Coast U17
	Ivory Coast U20
2017	Ivory Coast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willy Braciano Ta Bi (5 December 1999 – 23 February 2021) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He made one senior appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2017.

Club career[edit]

Born in Divo, Ta Bi played club football for Moossou, ASEC Mimosas and Atalanta.^[1]

International career[edit]

Ta Bi made one appearance for the Ivory Coast senior team in 2017,^[1] and also represented them at under-17 and under-20 levels.^[2] He captained the national youth team and appeared at the 2017 Francophone Games.^[3]

Death[edit]

Ta Bi died on 23 February 2021, aged 21, from liver cancer.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Willy Ta Bi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Atalanta: Ivorian Willy Ta Bi passes on to cancer". 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Tributes paid to young Ivorian player" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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[NFT-1] "Willy Ta Bi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[auto-2] "Atalanta: Ivorian Willy Ta Bi passes on to cancer". 23 February 2021.

[auto1-3] "Tributes paid to young Ivorian player" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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