Michel Babatunde
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Raja Casablanca | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Water FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Heartland | ||
| 2011–2013 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 44 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 36 | (4) |
| 2015 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2016- | Raja Casablanca | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Nigeria[1] | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2015. | |||
Micheal Babatunde (born 24 December 1992) is a Nigerian football midfielder, who played for Raja Club Athletic in the Morrocan League.(BotolaIAM)
Nigerian native Michael Babatunde has established records for goals scored and great performances en route to worldwide recognition as Midfielder, Forward.
Biography
Born on December 24, 1992, in Lagos, Nigeria, soccer player Michael Babatunde moved to Ukraine at the age of 19, signed by FC Kryvbas of Ukraine from Heartland FC Nigeria. Michael Babatunde became a star in Ukraine after Scoring his first goal against FC Chornomorets , scoring 2 goals at will with the team which lead his club to stay at the Ukrainian Premier League from 2010 to 2013 before the club went bankrupt. In 2012,2013 he set a record for most goals assist in a calendar year and has scored 6 goals in total at the Ukrainian Premier League from 2010-2015. He later went on a free transfer to FC Volyn where he was built like a ship to withstand the storming waves on a sea, he was invited couple of times to the National Team, and later played the 2014 WORLD CUP in Brazil.
Early years
Micheal Babatunde was born on December 24, 1992, in Lagos, Nigeria. As a young boy, he tagged along when he turns 5yrs, played soccer with friends, unintimidated by the bigger boys. At the age of 8, he was recruited to join the youth academy club in Lagos. Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Michael eventually got recognised by a bigger academy FC Watermark Academy where he wa groomed as a professional, later linked with FC Heartland, played several games for U-17, U-20 and Super Eagle the National Team of Nigeria. Star In Ukraine: Soccer Career Michael has played total 4649 minutes, 81 Appearances 44 Lineups 37 Substitutes 21 substitute out, 47 Substitute on bench, 6 Goals, 13 Yellow Cards, 0 Red, counting. He has been in Ukraine since 2010 through 2015, He plays currently for FC Dnipro, Ukraine.
References
- ↑ Michel Babatunde at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile on Kryvbas official website (Ukrainian)
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