Baboucarr Gaye (born 24 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz. Born in Germany, he represents the Gambia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bielefeld, Germany | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 13 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Wattenscheid 09 | 8 | (0) |
2020 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0 | (0) |
2020– | FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz[lower-alpha 1] | 65 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Gambia | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 |
Having spent his youth career with Arminia Bielefeld, it was announced that Gaye would leave the club on 30 June 2019, having never appeared for the first team. On 21 July 2019, he subsequently joined SG Wattenscheid 09.[1] After just nine games, Gaye was forced to find another new club after Wattenscheid filed for bankruptcy in mid-October 2019, forfeiting the rest of their season.[2] In January 2020, the young goalkeeper joined VfB Stuttgart II.[3]
In July 2020, Gaye moved to TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz.[4]
Gaye debuted with the Gambia national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[5]
He played in the 2021 Africa cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made a sensational quarter-final.[6][7]
Gambia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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