Celestine Babayaro
Celestine Hycieth Babayaro (born 29 August 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or a midfielder.
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Babayaro in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Celestine Hycieth Babayaro | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Left-back Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Plateau United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Anderlecht | 75 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2005 | Chelsea | 132 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle United | 47 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | LA Galaxy | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 254 | (13) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Nigeria Olympic | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | Nigeria | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Babayaro spent the majority of his career playing in the Premier League, mainly for Chelsea from 1997 to 2005, and then later for Newcastle United, from 2005 to 2008. He had a brief stint at MLS club LA Galaxy, but never officially played for the club. He retired as a free agent in 2010.
Babayaro represented the Nigeria national football team from 1995 to 2004 and was part of two Olympic squads, two World Cup squads and three African Cup of Nations squads.
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