Babacar Niasse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Babacar Niasse Mbaye | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guingamp | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 69 | Aspire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Eupen | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Tondela | 60 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guingamp | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Senegal U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mauritania | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Babacar Niasse (born 20 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Club career[edit]
Niasse was an attacking midfielder, but changed to a goalkeeper and is known for his exceptional height.[1] An Aspire Academy youth graduate, he joined Eupen in 2015.[2][3]
On 21 August 2019, Niasse signed a three-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Tondela.[4]
On 21 July 2023, Niasse signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Guingamp.[5]
International career[edit]
Born in Senegal, Niasse is of Mauritanian descent. He was the goalkeeper for the Senegal U17 selection for the 2011 African U-17 Championship.[6][7] He was called up to represent the senior Mauritania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Babacar Niasse: "Immédiatement, tomber m'a plu" - DH.be". dhnet.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "NIASSE Babacar › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "NIASSE É REFORÇO" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Tondela. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Babacar Niasse est Guingampais" [Babacar Niasse is Guingampais] (in French). En Avant Guingamp. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Jeux Africains 2015 : Babacar Niasse d' Eupen prêt à venir". seneweb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "CAF U17: Song, dance as Rwanda make World Cup finals - Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ Bamba, Oumlbenina Mint (March 19, 2022). "Mauritanie - CAN : liste des joueurs pour les matchs amicaux".
External links[edit]
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- Mauritanian men's footballers
- Mauritania men's international footballers
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's youth international footballers
- Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Challenger Pro League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Aspire Academy (Senegal) players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- C.D. Tondela players
- En Avant Guingamp players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players