Ndione Souleymane, goalkeeper of the refugee team has died at the age of 19 – Corriere.it

He had a dream in his drawer Ndione Souleymane, 19-year-old goalkeeper, who died suddenly in Milan due to illness and a great friend of Moustapha Ciss, the Atalanta striker currently on loan at Sud Tirol. He wanted to become a footballer and maybe give his family a better future. Instead, in the night between Saturday 15 and Sunday 16, the 19-year-old was found lifeless at the home of an uncle in the Lombard capital.

Originally from Senegal, Souleymane had moved to the province of Lecce when he was 16 years old. Involved immediately in the Progetto Rete, a series of national tournaments promoted by the FIGC, he had been awarded as best goalkeeper, showing off from the very first matches. Showing all the qualities and talent of him. By the time he turned 18, Souleymane had become the goalkeeper of Asd Rinascita Refugees (Salento club), the First Category club that ranks political refugees and which, a couple of years ago, had launched Ciss. Last year Ciss played and scored in Serie A with Atalanta and now plays in Serie B. And Souleymane wanted to follow the same path as his friend. Unfortunately that will not happen: the 19-year-old was caught in his sleep by a sudden illness, according to what was attested by the doctors who, on Sunday morning, reached the house where his heart stopped beating. His club, which was waiting for him in Salento, gave the news: We are all heartbroken by the pain of a very young life that ended too soon. Hi Souleymane, may the earth be light on you, we read.

He had left us for a month, to go to Milan because his uncle and brother had found him a job opportunity. Here, in addition to playing football, he had attended some training courses and felt ready to work. He wanted to be a welder. He had also done some tryouts for good level teams but he was a guy with his head on his shoulders and when it was possible he left to find a job. For this reason he agreed to go to Milan to become a skilled worker, he said Hassan Niang, coach of Asd Rinascita Refugees. Meanwhile, his teammates are organizing a fundraiser to allow the return of the body to Senegal, from his family.