Ben Aziz Zagré

Ben Aziz Zagré
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-31)31 December 1998[1]
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Date of death 7 June 2026(2026-06-07) (aged 27)
Place of death Burkina Faso
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 AJEB
2018 → Esbjerg (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 KOZAF
2019–2021 Vitória Guimarães B 33 (2)
2021–2022 AD Fafe 11 (0)
2023–2024 Kaisar 23 (3)
2024–2025 Shinnik Yaroslavl 40 (4)
International career
2016 Burkina Faso 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ben Aziz Zagré (31 December 1998 – 7 June 2026) was a Burkinabé professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[3]

Club career

Playing for AJEB in Burkina Faso, Zagré was brought to Europe in January 2018, on a loan deal with Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB. He was described as a developing player.[4] Nonetheless, he played 5 games as the club won promotion from the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division.[5] His loan deal was not renewed.[6]

In early 2023, Zagré transferred to the Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar, where he immediately broke into the team's starting eleven and remained there for the entire season, missing only three games due to suspensions. On 16 February 2024, Shinnik Yaroslavl announced the signing of Zagré on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[7]

Zagré left Shinnik on 3 June 2025.[8] Later that month, he was diagnosed with a malignant bone tumor following a surgery on his leg, which was amputated in 2026 as his condition had become life-threatening.[9]

International career

Zagré made his debut with the Burkina Faso national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Egypt on 27 February 2016.[10]

Death

Zagré died from bone cancer in Burkina Faso on 7 June 2026, at the age of 27; he had previously had his legs amputated due to the disease.[11] His agent, Dimitry Seluk, blamed his death on healthcare providers in Yaroslavl, accusing them of negligence while analyzing his biopsy results, which delayed the correct diagnosis and treatment.[12]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.rfs.ru/cup/players/zagre-ben-aziz
  2. ↑ https://qfl.kz/ru/player/6913
  3. ↑ Ben Aziz Zagré at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Nøhr, Mikkel (27 January 2018). "Esbjerg skriver med Ben Aziz Zagre". Bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Hoffskov, Ole (9 June 2026). "Tragisk: Tidl. Esbjerg-spiller er død – blev 27 år". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "EfB siger farvel til tre og forlænger med Yakovenko". Ugeavisen Esbjerg (in Danish). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "ТРАНСФЕРНЫЕ НОВОСТИ". shinnik.com/ (in Russian). FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Спасибо за работу!" [Thank you for the work!] (in Russian). FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "У бывшего футболиста "Шинника" Загре обнаружили рак" [Former Shinnik player Zagré diagnosed with cancer] (in Russian). Sport.ru. 12 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (27 February 2016). "Egypt vs. Burkina Faso (2:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Football : L’ancien défenseur des Étalons, Ben Aziz Zagré est décédé (in French)
  12. ↑ Irkha, Andrey (8 June 2026). "Агент Селюк — о смерти Загре от рака: «Если бы врачи в Ярославле были внимательнее, всё могло быть иначе»" [Agent Selyuk on Zagre's death from cancer: "If the doctors in Yaroslavl had been more attentive, things could have been different."]. Match TV (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 June 2026.
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