Shavy Babicka

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Shavy Babicka
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Babicka in 2024
Personal information
Full name Shavy Warren Babicka
Date of birth (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Libreville, Gabon
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Red Star Belgrade
Number 80
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Mangasport
2018–2021 Kiyovu
2021–2024 Aris Limassol 75 (12)
2024–2025 Toulouse 42 (5)
2025– Red Star Belgrade 1 (0)
International career
2022– Gabon 18 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Shavy Warren Babicka (born 1 June 2000) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Gabon national team.

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Club career

Mangasport

Babicka began his senior career in his native Gabon with Mangasport. [2]

Kiyovu

From 2018 to 2021, he played in Rwanda with Kiyovu. [3]

Aris Limassol

On 5 August 2021, Babicka transferred to the Cypriot club Aris Limassol, together with his compatriot Alex Moucketou-Moussounda. [4] He scored four goals and made six assists in the 2021–22 season in Cyprus, and was nominated as one of the best attacking players of the season. [5]

Toulouse

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Babicka with Toulouse in 2025

On 14 January 2024, Aris Limassol announced Babicka's transfer to French club Toulouse for a fee of €2.75 million, which was the record high fee received by Aris. [6]

Red Star Belgrade

On 2 August 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Babicka on a three-year deal, with an option for one more year. [7]

International career

Babicka was called up to the Gabon national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022. [8] He debuted with Gabon in a 1–0 win over DR Congo on 3 June 2022, scoring the game-winning goal. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 September 2024[ citation needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aris Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 28310293
2022–23 357101 [a] 0377
2023–24 1210011 [b] 41 [c] 0225
Total731120124108815
Toulouse 2023–24 Ligue 1 1211020151
2024–25 33000033
Total1541020-184
Career total881530144109619
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gabon 202231
202360
202482
Total173
Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babicka goal.
List of international goals scored by Shavy Babicka
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
14 June 2022 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR CongoFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–01–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [11]
210 September 2024 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, GabonFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2–02–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [12]
315 October 2024 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–02–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [13]

References

  1. "Shavy Babicka". crvenazvezdafk.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. "Waren Shavy BABICKA : La nouvelle trouvaille du Kiyovu Sport de Kingali". alibreville.com.
  3. Saddam, Mihigo. "Nsanzimfura na Shavy Babicka bafashije Kiyovu Sport gutsinda Heroes FC-AMAFOTO - Inyarwanda.com". inyarwanda.com.
  4. "Alex Moucketou Moussounda et Shavy Warren Babicka s'engagent avec le club Chypriote de Aris Limassol (...) - GABONEWS". www.gabonews.com.
  5. sonapresse, L'Union (18 May 2022). "Shavy Babicka convoqué demain par Patrice Neveu ?". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon.
  6. "RECORD FEE FOR BABICKA TRANSFER!". Aris Limassol. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. "Шави Бабика нови играч Црвене звезде". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 2 August 2025.
  8. "Éliminatoires CAN 2023: Retour d'Appidangoye et de nouvelles têtes sur la liste de Neveu". 22 May 2022.
  9. Lantheaume, Romain (4 June 2022). "CAN 2023 : héroïque, le Gabon fait sensation en RDC !". Afrik-Foot.
  10. "Shavy Babicka". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. "DR Congo vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  12. "Gabon vs. Central African Republic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  13. "Lesotho vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 December 2024.