Babacar Niasse

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

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(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tondela
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2015 Aspire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Eupen 30 (0)
2019– Tondela 26 (0)
International career‡
2011 Senegal U17 2 (0)
2022– Mauritania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:34, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

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 3-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Tondela.[4]

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.[5][6] He was called up to represent the senior Mauritania national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[7]

References
  1. "Babacar Niasse, l'improbable gardien d'Eupen - Tout le foot | Walfoot". walfoot.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. "Babacar Niasse: "Immédiatement, tomber m'a plu" - DH.be". dhnet.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. "NIASSE Babacar › KAS Eupen". as-eupen.be. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  4. "NIASSE É REFORÇO" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Tondela. 21 August 2019.
  5. "Jeux Africains 2015 : Babacar Niasse d' Eupen prêt à venir". seneweb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  6. "CAF U17: Song, dance as Rwanda make World Cup finals - Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  7. Bamba, Oumlbenina Mint (March 19, 2022). "Mauritanie - CAN : liste des joueurs pour les matchs amicaux".
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