Babacar Niasse

Babacar Niasse
Personal information
Full name Babacar Niasse Mbaye
Date of birth (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2015 Aspire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Eupen 22 (0)
National team‡
2011 Senegal U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2017

Babacar Niasse (born 20 December 1996) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Niasse was an attacking midfielder, but changed to a goalkeeper and is known for his exceptional height.[2] An Aspire Academy youth graduate, he joined Eupen in 2015.[3]

International career

Niasse was the goalkeeper for the Senegal U17 selection for the 2011 African U-17 Championship.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "NIASSE Babacar › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Babacar Niasse: "Immédiatement, tomber m'a plu" - DH.be". dhnet.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. ↑ "Jeux Africains 2015 : Babacar Niasse d' Eupen prêt à venir". seneweb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ↑ "CAF U17: Song, dance as Rwanda make World Cup finals - Futaa.com". futaa.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
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