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)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Difaâ El Jadida
Number 30
Youth career
69 Aspire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Eupen 30 (0)
2019–2023 Tondela 60 (0)
2023–2025 Guingamp 0 (0)
2025– Difaâ El Jadida 20 (0)
International career‡
2011 Senegal U17 2 (0)
2022– Mauritania 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Babacar Niasse (born 20 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Moroccan club Difaâ El Jadida. 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eupen 2015–16 Belgian Second Division 13000——130
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 4050—20110
2017–18 2020—60100
2018–19 0030—3060
Total 190100—110400
Tondela 2019–20 Primeira Liga 5010——60
2020–21 17000——170
2021–22 607010—140
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 320302010380
Total 6001103010750
Guingamp 2023–24 Ligue 2 0010——10
Career totals 23009020002410

International

As of 19 November 2024[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mauritania 202260
202370
2024130
Total260

References

  1. ↑ "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. 13 December 2016. 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
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