Michael Babatunde

Michael Babatunde (born 24 December 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[2]

Michael Babatunde

Babatunde with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Water FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Heartland	29	(15)
2011–2013	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	64	(32)
2013–2015	Volyn Lutsk	46	(24)
2015	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	15	(7)
2015–2016	Raja Casablanca	25	(15)
2016–2018	Qatar SC	25	(20)
2018–2021	Wydad AC	9	(4)
2022–2023	Laçi	24	(2)
2024	Mash’al Mubarek	19	(3)
International career‡
2013–2016	Nigeria[1]	17	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 November 2016

Club career

In December 2015, he joined Moroccan club Raja Casablanca.^[3] On 31 May 2016, Babatunde joined Qatar SC in the Qatar Stars League.^[4] In 2018, Babatunde returned to Morocco to join Wydad AC.^[5]

International career

Babatunde is a frequent player in the Nigeria national team, playing for Nigeria in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Honours

Qatar SC

• Qatari Second Division: 2016–17

Wydad

• Botola: 2018–19
• CAF Champions League runner-up: 2018–19