Patrick Doeplah

Patrick Doeplah

Personal information
Date of birth	27 October 1990
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Date of death	22 March 2011 (aged 20)
Place of death	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Gardnersville
	Roots
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007	Mighty Barolle	?	(?)
2008–2009	LISCR	?	(?)
2009–2010	→ Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	32	(8)
2010–2011	Hapoel Kfar Saba	23	(9)
National team
2010	Liberia	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Patrick Doeplah (27 October 1990 – 22 March 2011) was a Liberian footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.

Career

Club career

Doeplah spent his youth career with Gardnersville and Roots, before playing senior football with Mighty Barrolle and LISCR. At the latter club, he was the subject of interest from Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko.^[1]

He instead signed on loan for Israeli club Hapoel Kfar Saba for the 2009–2010 season,^[2] before the deal was later made permanent.

International career

Doeplah earned two caps for Liberia in 2010.^[3]

Death

Doeplah died on 22 March 2011 at the age of 20.^[4]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
2009–2010	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Liga Leumit	32	8	2	0	4	0	0	0	38	8
2010–2011			23	9	2	0	3	1	0	0	28	10
Total	Liberia		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Israel		55	17	4	0	7	1	0	0	60	18
Career total			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

1. "Manager Turns Down Kotoko Offer For Liberian Striker". Liberian Soccer.
2. "Liberian players in Israeli 1st division". STAR Radio.
3. Patrick Doeplah at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Liberia Olympic player Patrick Doeplah dies". BBC Sport. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.