Babacar Niasse (born 20 December 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Guingamp. 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. An

Aspire Academy Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondary ...

youth graduate, he joined

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in 2015. On 21 August 2019, Niasse signed a three-year contract with Portuguese

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

club Tondela. On 21 July 2023, Niasse signed a two-year contract with

club Guingamp.

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 The 2011 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Rwanda. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Qualification Qualifie ...

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

References

External links

Niasse Eurosport Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niasse, Babacar 1996 births Living people Footballers from Dakar Mauritanian men's footballers Mauritania men's international footballers Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's youth international footballers Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Ligue 2 players Aspire Academy (Senegal) players K.A.S. Eupen players C.D. Tondela players En Avant Guingamp players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in France 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players