Asaad Babiker

Asaad Babiker (Arabic: اسعد بابكر; born 31 August 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ykkösliiga club FC Lahti.

Asaad Babiker

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	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	27	(1)
International career
	Finland U16
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025

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.^[2] In 2021, he signed his first contract with the club's parent side, Lahti, allowing him to represent both teams in official competitions.^[2] 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.^[3] The following year he failed to feature for Lahti, despite scoring eight goals in twenty-two Kakkonen appearances for Reipas.^[4][5]

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.^[6][7]

On 25 January 2024, Babiker signed a new professional contract with FC Lahti first team for the 2024 season.^[8][9][10] He debuted in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2024 in the opening game of the 2024 season against Ilves, as a substitute to Luke Ivanovic.^[11]

International career

Babiker was called up to a Finnish under-16 regional camp in November 2018.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reipas Lahti	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
	2025	Ykkösliiga	6	1	1	1	5	0	–		12	2
	Total		24	1	6	2	12	1	—		42	4
Career total			89	23	8	4	12	1	–	–	109	28

1. Includes Finnish Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup