Babatounde Bello

Babatounde Bello
Personal information
Full name	Babatounde Issiaka Bello
Date of birth	6 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Esan North-East, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Robo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Soleil
2006–2014	Žilina
2008	→ Dukla Prague (loan)
2014–2015	Jihlava
2015	→ Frýdek-Místek (loan)
2016–2017	Spartak Trnava
International career‡
2005–2016	Benin
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2020

Babatounde Issiaka Bello (born 6 October 1989) is a former Beninese footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Bello began playing football for FC Robo Academy in Nigeria. When he was 15, he came to Benin and joined Soleil in 2005. In July 2006, he signed for Slovak club MŠK Žilina and made his Corgoň Liga debut in a 3–0 home win against Slovan Bratislava on 9 September 2006. He spent two seasons mostly playing for the reserve squad. He joined Czech side Dukla Prague on loan in the autumn of 2008, although he didn't feature for the team before returning to Žilina six months later.^[1] Following his return, he scored two goals against Dubnica on 26 May 2009. He qualified with Žilina to the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and played four group games, scoring a goal against Chelsea in a 2–1 loss at Stamford Bridge.^[2] He joined Jihlava of the Czech First League in August 2014.^[1]

International career[edit]

Born in Nigeria and of Beninese descent, Bello holds citizenship with both countries.^[3] On 17 August 2005, Bello made his debut for the Benin national football team, coming on as a substitute for 17 minutes against Sudan.^[4]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first.^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2013	Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto Novo, Benin	Rwanda	2–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	12 November 2015	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Burkina Faso	2–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Žilina

Slovak Super Liga: 2006–07, 2009–10
Slovak Super Cup: 2007, 2010

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Salichov, Jan (30 August 2014). "Jihlavská posila Babatounde: Vrbův objev, který vstřelil gól i Chelsea" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Sanghera, Mandeep (23 November 2010). "Chelsea 2 - 1 MSK Zilina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ Viwami, Geraud (September 28, 2010). "Slovaquie / Msk Zillina :Bello Issiaka Babatundé, l'écureuil oublié". Football au Bénin – Actualité des écureuils.
^ "FIFA stats for Sudan vs. Benin match". Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.
^ "Babatounde, Bello". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links[edit]

MŠK Žilina profile (archived 14 April 2012)
Corgoň Liga profile (archived 5 July 2013)
Babatounde Bello at FootballDatabase.eu
Babatounde Bello at National-Football-Teams.com
Babatounde Bello – UEFA competition record (archive)
Babatounde Bello – FIFA competition record (archived)

[joinjihlava-1] Salichov, Jan (30 August 2014). "Jihlavská posila Babatounde: Vrbův objev, který vstřelil gól i Chelsea" (in Czech). idnes.cz. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[2] Sanghera, Mandeep (23 November 2010). "Chelsea 2 - 1 MSK Zilina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[3] Viwami, Geraud (September 28, 2010). "Slovaquie / Msk Zillina :Bello Issiaka Babatundé, l'écureuil oublié". Football au Bénin – Actualité des écureuils.

[4] "FIFA stats for Sudan vs. Benin match". Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.

[NFT-5] "Babatounde, Bello". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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