Khouma Babacar

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Khouma Babacar
Personal information
Babacar training with Fiorentina
Full name	Khouma El Hadji Babacar
Date of birth	(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Modena (loan from Fiorentina)
Number	21
Youth career
2005–2007	Rail
2007–2008	Pescara
2008–2009	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–	Fiorentina	23	(1)
2012	→ Racing Santander (loan)	8	(0)
2012–2013	→ Padova (loan)	16	(1)
2013–2014	→ Modena (loan)	17	(9)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Senegal U17	3	(1)
2010–	Senegal U20	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2012

Khouma El Hadji Babacar (born 17 March 1993) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Modena F.C. on loan from ACF 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 highly 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]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "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

External links

v t e Modena F.C. – current squad

1 Manfredini 2 Calapai 4 Nardini 5 Minarini 7 Stanco 8 Signori 9 Bruno 10 Mazzarani 11 Rizzo 12 Pinsoglio 13 Gozzi 14 Potenza 15 Babacar 17 Molina 18 Marzorati 19 Mangni 20 Salifu 21 Dalla Bona 22 Costantino 23 Belloni 24 Bianchi 26 Cionek 27 Manfrin 28 Zoboli 29 Garofalo 30 Burrai Coach: Novellino

Persondata
Name	Babacar, Khouma
Alternative names
Short description	Senegalese footballer
Date of birth	17 March 1993
Place of birth	Thiès, Senegal
Date of death
Place of death

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