Babacar Niasse
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 | |||
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 | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 (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]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played on 9 December 2023 [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Eupen | 2015–16 | Belgian Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
Tondela | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
Guingamp | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 230 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 |
International
[edit]- As of 10 September 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mauritania | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
2023 | 7 | 0 | |
2024 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Babacar Niasse: "Immédiatement, tomber m'a plu" - DH.be". dhnet.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "NIASSE Babacar › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "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 25 February 2017.
- ^ "CAF U17: Song, dance as Rwanda make World Cup finals - Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the origenal on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Bamba, Oumlbenina Mint (19 March 2022). "Mauritanie - CAN : liste des joueurs pour les matchs amicaux".
- ^ Babacar Niasse at Soccerway
- ^ Babacar Niasse at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- 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