{{Short description|Nigerian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Papa Idris | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Nigeria | height = {{Height|m=1.95|precision=0}} | position = Centre back | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2006–2011 | clubs1 = Kaduna United | caps1 =15 | goals1 =0 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = Kano Pillars | caps2 = 51| goals2 =1 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = Kilmarnock | caps3 = 0| goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Gombe United | caps4 =72 | goals4 =3 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Plateau United | caps5 =87 | goals5 =2 | years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = Kada City | caps6 =8 | goals6 =0 | years7 = 2019–2021 | clubs7 = Jigawa Golden Stars | caps7 =24 | goals7 =0 | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 3 May 2012 | nationalteam-update = 15 August 2012 }}
'''Papa Idris''' (born 27 July 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a central defender.
==Club career== Idris started playing as a senior for Kaduna United and Kano Pillars.<ref>[http://westafricanfootball.com/2012/01/16/new-players-at-the-nigeria-national-football-team/ New players at the Nigeria national football team]; West African Football, 16 January 2012</ref>
On 28 March 2013, it was announced that he and compatriot Reuben Gabriel would join Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock as free agents,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21967620 Kilmarnock close in on double Nigerian signings]; BBC Sport, 28 March 2013</ref> and both signed three-year deals the following week.<ref>[http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/kilmarnock/219810-kilmarnock-sign-gabriel-reuben-and-papa-idris-on-three-year-deals/ Midfielder Kilmarnock sign Gabriel Reuben and Papa Idris on three-year deals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407005650/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/kilmarnock/219810-kilmarnock-sign-gabriel-reuben-and-papa-idris-on-three-year-deals/ |date=7 April 2013 }}; STV News, 2 April 2013</ref>
Idris' contract was terminated in late June 2013, without him having made one single official appearance.<ref>[http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=9930 Kilmarnock terminate Papa Idris contract]; All Nigeria Soccer, 30 June 2013</ref> The move was confirmed by the club three months later,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20130903/announcement-papa-idris-released_85961_3442564|title=Announcement: Papa Idris released|publisher=Kilmarnock F.C|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308083658/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20130903/announcement-papa-idris-released_85961_3442564|archive-date=8 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and he returned to his homeland by joining Gombe United for one year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/455493/EXCLUSIVE-Killie-want-Latvian-stopper|title=Exclusive: Killie want Latvian stopper|publisher=Daily Express|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref>
After a spell with Kada City in 2019, Idris then moved to Jigawa Golden Stars where he played for 2 seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/idris-papa/Ym0plTIo/|title=Papa Idris Profile|publisher=Flash Score|accessdate=4 May 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=47330}} *{{Soccerway|papa-idris/242542}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Idris, Papa}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Nigeria Professional Football League players Category:Kaduna United F.C. players Category:Kano Pillars F.C. players Category:Gombe United F.C. players Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:Nigeria men's international footballers Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen