Babacar Niasse

Babacar Niasse
Personal information
Full name Babacar Niasse Mbaye
Date of birth (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Guingamp
Number 30
Youth career
69 Aspire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Eupen 30 (0)
2019–2023 Tondela 60 (0)
2023– Guingamp 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Senegal U17 2 (0)
2022– Mauritania 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Babacar Niasse (born 20 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Niasse was an attacking midfielder, but changed to a goalkeeper and is known for his exceptional height.[1] An Aspire Academy youth graduate, he joined Eupen in 2015.[2][3]

On 21 August 2019, Niasse signed a three-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Tondela.[4]

On 21 July 2023, Niasse signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Guingamp.[5]

International career

Born in Senegal, Niasse is of Mauritanian descent. He was the goalkeeper for the Senegal U17 selection for the 2011 African U-17 Championship.[6][7] He was called up to represent the senior Mauritania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 9 December 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Eupen 2015–16 Belgian Second Division 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 4 0 5 0 — 2 0 11 0
2017–18 2 0 2 0 — 6 0 10 0
2018–19 0 0 3 0 — 3 0 6 0
Total 19 0 10 0 — 11 0 40 0
Tondela 2019–20 Primeira Liga 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2020–21 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2021–22 6 0 7 0 1 0 — 14 0
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 32 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 38 0
Total 60 0 11 0 3 0 1 0 75 0
Guingamp 2023–24 Ligue 2 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Career totals 230 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 241 0

International

As of 10 September 2024[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mauritania 2022 6 0
2023 7 0
2024 11 0
Total 24 0

References

  1. ^ "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Babacar Niasse: "Immédiatement, tomber m'a plu" - DH.be". dhnet.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "NIASSE Babacar › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "NIASSE É REFORÇO" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Tondela. 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Babacar Niasse est Guingampais" [Babacar Niasse is Guingampais] (in French). En Avant Guingamp. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Jeux Africains 2015 : Babacar Niasse d' Eupen prêt à venir". seneweb.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. ^ "CAF U17: Song, dance as Rwanda make World Cup finals - Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ^ Bamba, Oumlbenina Mint (19 March 2022). "Mauritanie - CAN : liste des joueurs pour les matchs amicaux".
  9. ^ Babacar Niasse at Soccerway
  10. ^ Babacar Niasse at National-Football-Teams.com