Kuma Elhadzhi Babakar ( fr. Khouma Elhadji Babacar ; March 17, 1993, Thies , Senegal ) - Senegalese footballer, striker of the club " Sassuolo ".
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| Born | Thies , Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 191 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Sassuolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | thirty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Babacar began his career at the football academy of the Rel club in his hometown of Thies . In 2007, Kuma moved to Italy, joining the Pescara club. A year later, the young striker acquired Fiorentina . In December 2009, he began training with the core team. Babacar made his debut as a basis in the match of the 1/8 finals of the Italian Cup against Chievo [2] . In his first match, he managed to distinguish himself by making the score 2: 2. And when Adrian Mutu scored the winning third goal, Babacar was replaced by his teammate Federico Carraro . In Serie A, Babacar made his debut in a match with Lazio in the 26th round, replacing Mario Bolatti in the 58th minute [3] . In his second match in Serie A, Babakar came out in the 57th minute, and after three minutes he took part in the goal combination. In the last minute of the match, he gave an assist to Stevan Jovetić , who scored 3-1 in favor of Fiorentina [4] . The next match for Babakar came out even more successful: coming on as a substitute, he scored his first goal in Serie A [5] , making history as the youngest player to ever score in this competition [6] .
In the winter of 2018, Sassuolo rented Babacar with a mandatory buyback option at the end of the season [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Formazioni ufficiali: Babacar dal 1 ' (Italian) .
- ↑ Lazio vs. Fiorentina match statistics (Italian) . Archived on October 18, 2009.
- ↑ Match statistics “Napoli” - “Fiorentina” (Italian) . Archived on October 18, 2009.
- ↑ Statistics of the match “Fiorentina” - “Genoa” (Italian) . Archived on October 18, 2009.
- ↑ Khouma plus jeune buteur (Fr.) .
- ↑ Babacar transferred to Sassuolo and Falcinelli to Fiorentina
Links
- Profile on the official website of Fiorentina (inaccessible link) (Italian)
- Player profile on Transfermarkt
- Soccerway Profile
- National Football Teams profile