Khouma Babacar

Khouma Babacar
Personal information
Full nameKhouma El Hadji Babacar
Date of birth17 March 1993
Place of birthThiès, Senegal
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Fiorentina
Number30
Youth career
2005–2007Rail
2007–2008Pescara
2008–2009Fiorentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–Fiorentina43(8)
2012→ Racing Santander (loan)8(0)
2012–2013→ Padova (loan)16(1)
2013–2014→ Modena (loan)41(20)
National team
2009–2010Senegal U173(1)
2010–2012Senegal U206(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Khouma El Hadji Babacar (born 17 March 1993) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Italian club 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. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ El Babacar Khouma (16 ans), le nouveau Drogba sénégalais (El Babacar Khouma (16 years), the new Senegalese Drogba); Seneweb (French)
  3. ↑ "Formazioni ufficiali: Babacar dal 1'" [Starting lineups: Babacar from the start] (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Fiorentina 3–0 Genoa: Senegal teenager Babacar scores first Serie A goal in easy win; Goal.com, 20 March 2010

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