Botti Biabi

Botti Biabi
Personal information
Full name Botti Boulenin Biabi[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996
Place of birth Camberwell, London, England
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 36
Youth career
Clydebank
2012–2014 Falkirk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Falkirk 22 (3)
2015– Swansea City 0 (0)
2017 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2017

Botti Boulenin Biabi (born 8 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swansea City of the Premier League. He previously played for Falkirk and Hamilton Academical.

Career

Falkirk

Biabi was born in London,[2] however moved to Scotland aged 12 and grew up in the Scotstoun area of Glasgow,[3] where he attended Knightswood Secondary School. He signed for Falkirk as a 16-year-old from Junior side Clydebank.[4] He made his first team debut in a promotion play-off game against Queen of the South on 6 May 2014. In all he made 32 appearances for Falkirk, in all competitions.

Swansea City

Biabi moved to Premier League club Swansea City on 17 August 2015 for a "six-figure fee",[5] where he will join up with their Under-21 squad.[3]

On 31 August 2017, Biabi signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a four-month loan.[6]

International career

Because of parentage and birthplace, Biabi had a three-way choice to make between Ivory Coast, England and Scotland but elected to represent Scotland, the country of his upbringing.[7] He was called up to the Scotland under-19 side for matches in September 2014.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Falkirk 2013–14[10] Scottish Championship 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2014–15[11] 22340302[lower-alpha 2]1314
2015–16[12] 0000000000
Total 223403031324
Swansea City 2015–16[12] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[13] 0000003[lower-alpha 3]131
2017–18[14] 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 0000004141
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2017–18[14] Scottish Premiership 5000000050
Total 273403072415
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances for Swansea City under-23s in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biabi move to Swansea imminent". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Swansea have signed teenage striker Botti Biabi from Falkirk". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Swansea City sign teenage striker Botti Biabi from Falkirk on three-year deal". dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Swansea City sign Falkirk striker Botti Biabi". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ MacRae, Daryn (31 August 2017). "Hamilton sign Swansea striker Botti Biabi on loan". STV. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "BIABI CHOOSES SCOTLAND". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk F.C. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Swans snap up Falkirk youngster Biabi". www.swanseacity.com. Swansea City AFC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Botti Biabi at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Botti Biabi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Botti Biabi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Botti Biabi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Botti Biabi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Botti Biabi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2017.


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