Adele Santana Mendy became a participant in the shooting in Marseille.
On the eve of Christmas, a 22-year-old attacker of the Aubagne club, who plays in the fourth strongest division of the country, Adele Santana Mendy, died in France.
The tragic news was reported by the press service of the football club.
FC “Oban” learned with deep sadness about the tragic death of Adele Santana Mendy.
He will forever remain one of us. All our thoughts and condolences go out to his family,” the club said in a statement on Twitter.
According to BFM Marseille, Mandy was involved in a shooting in one of Marseille’s districts on Friday, December 23. The football player received non-life-threatening injuries. 27 shell casings were found at the crime scene.
It is noted that the athlete died in the hospital.
Local media reports that there are often gunfights between drug-trafficking gangs over points of sale of prohibited products.
22-year-old Mendy is a pupil of “Marseille”, for which he played from 2016 to 2018. During his career, Adel also played in the championships of Andorra and England.
This season, the French player played 11 matches for Aubagne in all competitions, scoring one goal.