Khouma Babacar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khouma El Hadji Babacar | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Thiès, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Rail | ||
| 2007–2008 | Pescara | ||
| 2008–2009 | Fiorentina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Fiorentina | 67 | (17) |
| 2012 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Padova (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Modena (loan) | 41 | (20) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | Senegal U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Senegal U20 | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2016. | |||
Khouma El Hadji Babacar (born 17 March 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Italian club Fiorentina as a striker.
Club career
Born in Thiès, Babacar began his career in the academy of US Rail in his hometown. Two years later, aged only 14, he moved to Italy and signed with Delfino Pescara 1936 after a successful trial.[1]
In July 2008 Babacar signed with another club in the country, ACF Fiorentina,[2] after also being tracked by another Serie A side, Genoa CFC.[1] In the 2009–10 season he began training with the first team, coached by Cesare Prandelli.
On 14 January 2010, at the age of 16 years and 10 months, Babacar made his official debut for the Viola, starting against A.C. Chievo Verona for the season's Coppa Italia[3] and scoring the 2–2 equalizer in the 75th minute of an eventual 3–2 home win. On 20 March he scored his first league goal, netting the third in a 3–0 home success over Genoa.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 December 2015.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fiorentina | 2009–10 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2011–12 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Padova (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Modena (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 20 | |
| Fiorentina | 2014–15 | Serie A | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 9 |
| 2015–16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||
| Fiorentina total | 51 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 135 | 41 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes the UEFA Europa League
References
- 1 2 "Bollini: "Babacar ricorda Weah ma deve ancora poter sbagliare"" [Bollini: "Babacar reminds of Weah but he still must be allowed to fail"] (in Italian). Fiorentina. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ↑ El Babacar Khouma (16 ans), le nouveau Drogba sénégalais (El Babacar Khouma (16 years), the new Senegalese Drogba); Seneweb (French)
- ↑ "Formazioni ufficiali: Babacar dal 1'" [Starting lineups: Babacar from the start] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ↑ Fiorentina 3–0 Genoa: Senegal teenager Babacar scores first Serie A goal in easy win; Goal.com, 20 March 2010
- ↑ "K. Babacar". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links
- Stats at Tutto Calciatori (Italian)
- Gazzetta dello Sport profile (Italian)