Jean-Sylvain Claude Babin (born 14 October 1986) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club AD Alcorcón. He all but spent his professional career in Spain, appearing for

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and

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and

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and Sporting in the

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. Born in

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, Babin represented the Martinique national team at international level.

Club career

France

Born in Corbeil-Essonnes,

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's youth academy, and made his senior debut with their B team. He started playing as a professional in the 2003–04 season, appearing with the main squad in

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. Babin was loaned to

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on 30 August 2007. After his contract expired, he left Châteauroux.

Spain

On 14 July 2008, Babin moved to Spain and joined

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. He was regularly used by the

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ns during his stint, being an important defensive unit in the 2009–10 campaign. On 2 August 2010, Babin signed with AD Alcorcón, recently promoted to

. He made his debut for the

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club late in the month, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié. Babin scored his first goal for the ''Alfareros'' on 22 October 2011, the winner in a 2–1 home win over Recreativo de Huelva. He added a further four during the season, as his team missed out on promotion in the play-offs. On 9 June 2014, Babin signed a four-year contract with Granada CF. He made his debut in

on 23 August, and scored to help the hosts come from behind and win 2–1 against Deportivo de La Coruña. On 4 August 2016, Babin agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league side

. He scored once in 22 appearances in his

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, as the

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were relegated after finishing third-bottom. Babin was loaned to

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of the Israeli Premier League in September 2017; the previous month, he had seen his request for an improved contract denied and was also transfer-listed. On 24 June 2022, Babin returned to Alcorcón after eight years. He scored on his debut on 28 August, opening the 1–1 draw at

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in the

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International career

Babin chose to represent

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

internationally. He earned his first cap during the

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, playing the full 90 minutes and helping to a 1–0 group-stage defeat of

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babin goal.''

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv *

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: 2017–18

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Babin, Jean Sylvain 1986 births Living people People from Corbeil-Essonnes French people of Martiniquais descent French footballers Martiniquais footballers Footballers from Essonne Association football defenders Ligue 2 players Championnat National players LB Châteauroux players FC Martigues players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Lucena CF players AD Alcorcón footballers Granada CF footballers Sporting de Gijón players Israeli Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Martinique international footballers 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 Caribbean Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players French expatriate footballers Martiniquais expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Israel Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Spain Martiniquais expatriate sportspeople in Israel