Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
2008–2015 | 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) |
*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
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
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
- ↑ "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".