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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Sporting CP B 4 (0)
2022– SJK II 15 (5)
2022– SJK 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024

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

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Club career

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 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

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

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1010
2021–22 Liga Portugal 3 3030
Total4040
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 1111
2023 Ykkönen1443 [lower-alpha 2] 0174
Total15530185
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 8000000080
2023 Veikkausliiga30100040
2024 Veikkausliiga163315 [lower-alpha 3] 0244
Total273410050364
Career total488210080589
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Ykköscup
  3. Includes Finnish League Cup

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