Baboucarr Gaye
Baboucarr Gaye (born 24 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfB Stuttgart II and the Gambia national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bielefeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart II | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 2017– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:44, 30 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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 his current club, VfB Stuttgart II.[3]
International career
Gaye was born in Germany and is of Gambian descent. He was called up to the Gambia national football team for a pair of international friendlies against Morocco U20s and Central African Republic in March 2018.
References
- Keeper Baboucarr Gaye kommt von Arminia Bielefeld, sgwattenscheid09.de, 21 July 2019
- Wuppertal und Essen: Hier halten sich Wattenscheid-Spieler fit, reviersport.de, 16 November 2019
- , vfb.de, Januar 2020
External links
- Baboucarr Gaye at DFB (also available in German)
- Baboucarr Gaye at kicker (in German)
- Baboucarr Gaye at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Arminia Bielefeld