| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Reipas Lahti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Reipas Lahti | 65 | (22) |
| 2021– | Lahti | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U16 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Asaad Babiker (Arabic: اسعد بابكر; born 31 August 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ykkösliiga club FC Lahti.
Club career
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Babiker is of Sudanese descent. He immigrated to Finland as a child, and following pressure from a school classmate, joined the academy of Reipas Lahti at the age of eleven. In 2021, he signed his first contract with the club's parent side, Lahti, allowing him to represent both teams in official competitions. In February of the same year, he made his professional debut, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Lassi Forss in a 1–1 Finnish Cup draw with HJK Helsinki on 6 February.
In his first season, he featured predominantly for Reipas in the third-tier Kakkonen, scoring four goals, including a brace against KuFu-98 in August. The following year he failed to feature for Lahti, despite scoring eight goals in twenty-two Kakkonen appearances for Reipas.
He returned to Lahti's first team again on 28 January 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daniel Koskipalo in a Finnish League Cup game, as Lahti lost 2–0 to Honka. His prolific goal-scoring form for Reipas continued, as he scored another brace in a 3–1 win against Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) on 26 August.
On 25 January 2024, Babiker signed a new professional contract with FC Lahti first team for the 2024 season. He debuted in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2024 in the opening game of the 2024 season against Ilves, as a substitute to Luke Ivanovic.
International career
Babiker was called up to a Finnish under-16 regional camp in November 2018.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reipas | 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 24 | ||
| Lahti | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 97 | 26 | ||
- Notes
- Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
References
- Asaad Babiker at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Toivonen, Heidi (12 April 2021). "Asaad Babiker nousi FC Lahden edustusjoukkueeseen" [Asaad Babiker joined FC Lahti's representative team]. kannaksenlukio.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Juniorikatsaus: Asaad Babikerilla kahden maalin ottelu" [Junior review: Asaad Babiker has a two-goal match]. fclahti.fi (in Finnish). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Reipas tyylitellen selvään kotivoittoon: "Voittolukemat olisivat voineet olla vaikka 8–0", Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Eerikki Lyytikäinen, 6 July 2022
- Leirilaakson raportti: kahden maalin takaa rinnalle, lahdenreipas.fi, 17 January 2021
- Lyytikäinen, Eerikki (26 August 2023). "Reippaan Asaad Babiker upotti TiPSin" [The dashing Asaad Babiker sank TiPS]. ess.fi (in Finnish). Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Reippaalle vakuuttava kotivoitto, Eerikki Lyytikäinen, 10 June 2023
- Asaad Babiker FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 25 January 2024
- FC Lahti sopimukseen uuden hyökkääjän kanssa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 25 January 2024
- Kahdelle viirupaidalle liigasopimukset, lahdenreipas.fi, 25 January 2024
- Ilves – FC Lahti, veikkausliiga.com
- "FC Lahti B:n kolmikko alueleirillle" [FC Lahti B's trio for the regional camp]. fcreipas.fi (in Finnish). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Asaad Babiker at Soccerway
External links
| FC Lahti – current squad | |
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