Ibrahim Babatunde

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Olalekan Ibrahim Babatunde (born 29 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss 4. Liga club FC Ravecchia.

Career

Babatunde, a striker, began his career in Italy, where he entered the youth system at Parma in 2008. After a brief stint with Arezzo, he made his Serie A debut in the 2002–03 season for Piacenza against his former club Parma, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Claudio Ferrarese in a 2–3 away loss at Stadio Ennio Tardini.[1]

After only two appearances in Serie A,[2] and three in the Serie B the following season, after Piacenza had suffered relegation,[3] Babatunde had spells in Belgium, at Mons, and then in Malta, at Msida St. Joseph. At the latter, he was voted for the Malta Football Best Foreign Player award.[4] In 2007, he signed with Danish Superliga club AC Horsens.[5] He was first the subject of racist taunts in a match on 26 September 2007 against Næstved Boldklub.[6] Babatunde was the subject of racism again in a friendly against Holstein Kiel in January 2018, when Kiel player Peter Schyrba called him "an animal".[7]

In 2008, Babatunde returned to Italy to play for Nocerina. He won the 2008–09 Serie D title with the Campania-based team and was promoted to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[8] Following an injury, he left the club in 2010.[9]

In February 2011, Babatunde returned to Malta, reaching an agreement with Birkirkara.[4] At the end of the season, he left the club when his contract expired,[10] and in March 2013, he joined Latvian Higher League champions Daugava and helped them win the Latvian Supercup.[11] In September 2014, he moved to the Lebanese Premier League side Racing Beirut[12] before returning to Italy in 2015, playing for amateur clubs Saronno, Garda, Vedeggio, Novazzano and Real Melegnano the following years.[13][14][15]

In July 2021, Babatunde made his footballing comeback, signing for FC Locarno in the sixth-tier Swiss 2. Liga.[13]

Honours

Daugava

References

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External links

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