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Babacar Fati

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Babacar Fati
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
SJK
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016 Unidos de Lisboa
2016–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Sporting CP B 4 (0)
2022– SJK II 15 (5)
2022– SJK 37 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Babacar Fati (born 1 February 2000) is a Portuguese professional football player who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga side SJK.

Club career

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Fati started football in the youth sector of Unidos de Lisboa, and later joined the youth academy of Sporting CP, and made his senior debut with the reserve team Sporting CP B in 2020.[1][2]

On 16 August 2022, Fati moved to Finland after signing with Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in Veikkausliiga.[3][4][5] Initially he featured for both the first team and the reserve team SJK Akatemia. On 26 March 2024, his deal with SJK was extended until the end of 2025, with an option for 2026.[6]

Personal life

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Fati is of Bissau-Guinean descent. His cousin Vítor Fati plays football for GS Loures.

Career statistics

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As of 2 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Liga Portugal 3 3 0 3 0
Total 4 0 4 0
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 1 1 1 1
2023 Ykkönen 14 4 3[b] 0 17 4
Total 15 5 3 0 18 5
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 26 4 5 1 5[c] 0 36 5
Total 37 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 48 5
Career total 58 9 6 1 0 0 8 0 72 10
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ykköscup
  3. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

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