Celestine Babayaro

Born on : August 29, 1978 (45 years) at Kaduna

Nationality : Nigeria England

Height : 1m75

Weight : 69 kg

Best foot : Left foot

Number of international caps : 27

First cap : vs Uzbekistan 10/11/1995

Main position
Left full-back	94%

Babayaro's career statisticsLast updated on 31/05/2024 at 03:29

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Defense

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Presence

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Results

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Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

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2007/2008

Newcastle

2006/2007

Newcastle

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Newcastle	Intertoto Cup	2	1	1	158	33	100%	100%		50%	50%	0%
Newcastle	(C3) UEFA Cup	4	1	3	314	33	100%	33%		75%	25%	0%
Newcastle	Premier League	12	13	2	1035	33	100%	32%	5	50%	8%	42%
Newcastle	League Cup	2	2	1	210	33	100%	67%	1	50%	50%	0%

2005/2006

Newcastle

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Newcastle	Intertoto Cup	3	3	1	270	33	100%		75%			67%	0%	33%
Newcastle	Premier League	28	29	11	2314	33	93%	2	74%	3	1	39%	18%	43%
Newcastle	League Cup	1		1	90	33	100%		50%			100%	0%	0%
Newcastle	FA Cup	3	1	2	231	33	100%		75%			67%	0%	33%

2004/2005

Newcastle

315

1081

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Newcastle	FA Cup	4	1		315	3	2	315	33	100%	80%		75%	0%	25%
Newcastle	Premier League	7		1		8		625	33	100%	39%	1	29%	43%	29%
Newcastle	(C3) UEFA Cup	2				5		141	33	100%	33%		50%	0%	50%

2004/2005

Chelsea

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Chelsea	Premier League	4						4	282	0	75%	1	19%	1		75%	25%	0%
Chelsea	League Cup	1						1	90	0	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%

2003/2004

Chelsea

439

1174

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Chelsea	Champions League	3				2	195	0	100%		21%	67%	0%	33%
Chelsea	Premier League	6	1	439	4	3	439	3	83%	1	16%	67%	33%	0%
Chelsea	League Cup	3			4	1	270	0	100%		100%	67%	0%	33%
Chelsea	FA Cup	2			2	1	180	0	100%		50%	50%	50%	0%
Nigeria	CAF Nations Cup	1			1		90	0	100%		17%	0%	0%	100%

2002/2003

Chelsea

1478

1883

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Chelsea	Premier League	19	1	1478	22	5	1478	84%	3	50%	3	1	42%	26%	32%
Chelsea	League Cup	2			2		180	100%		67%			100%	0%	0%
Chelsea	FA Cup	3			2	2	225	100%		60%	1		67%	33%	0%

2001/2002

Chelsea

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Chelsea	Premier League	18	14	8	1538	0	100%		47%	6	44%	28%	28%
Chelsea	(C3) UEFA Cup	2	2	1	180	0	100%		50%		50%	0%	50%
Chelsea	League Cup	4	1	3	286	0	75%	1	80%	1	100%	0%	0%
Chelsea	FA Cup	4	1	2	315	0	100%		50%		50%	25%	25%
Nigeria	Friendlies	1	1		37	0	0%	1	33%		0%	100%	0%
Nigeria	CAF Nations Cup	1		1	90	0	100%		17%		0%	100%	0%
Nigeria	Friendlies	1	1		90	0	100%		17%		0%	100%	0%
Nigeria	World Cup	2	3		155	3	100%		67%		0%	0%	100%

2000/2001

Chelsea

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Chelsea	Charity ShieldShield	1		1	90	0	100%		100%			100%	0%	0%
Chelsea	Premier League	24	21	4	1653	0	79%	5	63%	4		54%	21%	25%
Chelsea	League Cup	1	1		64	0	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Chelsea	FA Cup	2	3	1	152	0	100%		67%			50%	0%	50%
Nigeria	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1		1	17	0	0%	1	20%			100%	0%	0%
Nig. Olympic	Olympic Games	2	5		145	3	100%	2		1	1	50%	50%	0%

1999/2000

Chelsea

637

2056

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Chelsea	Premier League	25				20	14	2058	3	92%	2	66%	3		52%	28%	20%
Chelsea	Champions League	15	2	2	637	11	8	1274	3	93%	1	94%	1	1	53%	27%	20%
Chelsea	FA Cup	1					1	90	3	100%		17%			100%	0%	0%
Nigeria	CAF Nations Cup	6				5	3	600	0	100%		100%			67%	33%	0%
Nigeria	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1					1	90	0	100%		25%			0%	100%	0%

1998/1999

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Chelsea	Premier League	28	3	760	20	10	2280	0	93%	2	74%	6	50%	39%	11%
Chelsea	Super Cup	1				1	90	3	100%		100%	1	100%	0%	0%
Chelsea	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	7	1	466	2	4	466	0	86%	1	88%		57%	29%	14%
Chelsea	League Cup	3			3	1	270	0	100%		100%	1	67%	0%	33%
Chelsea	FA Cup	5			4	2	371	0	80%	1	83%	2	60%	20%	20%
Nigeria	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	3			1	2	270	0	100%		100%	1	33%	67%	0%

1997/1998

Chelsea

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Chelsea	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	3	4	1	225	0	67%	1	33%		67%	0%	33%
Chelsea	League Cup	2	1		161	0	50%	1	33%		50%	50%	0%
Chelsea	Premier League	8	3	4	649	0	100%		21%	2	75%	0%	25%
Nigeria	Friendlies	1	5		90	0	100%		25%		0%	0%	100%
Nigeria	World Cup	3	6	1	270	3	100%		75%		67%	0%	33%

1996/1997

Anderlecht

738

1250

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Anderlecht	Jupiler League	25	3	738	25	11	2213	0	100%		74%	2	44%	28%	28%
Anderlecht	(C3) UEFA Cup	8			6	4	720	0	100%		100%		25%	50%	25%
Anderlecht	Beker van België	5			6	3	450	0	100%		83%		80%	0%	20%
Nigeria	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	5			3	2	367	0	80%	1	100%	1	80%	20%	0%
Nig. Olympic	Olympic Games	3	1	270	2	2	270	2	100%	1		2	100%	0%	0%

1995/1996

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Anderlecht	Belgische Supercup	1			1		90	100%	100%			100%	0%	0%
Anderlecht	Jupiler League	29	5	493	30	10	2466	100%	85%		1	69%	14%	17%
Anderlecht	Champions League	2			2		180	100%	100%	1		0%	50%	50%
Anderlecht	Beker van België	3	1	330	2	1	330	100%	100%			67%	0%	33%
Nigeria	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1				1	90	100%	50%			100%	0%	0%

1994/1995

Anderlecht

135

1143

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Anderlecht	Eerste klasse	22			17	9	1980	100%	65%		64%	18%	18%
Anderlecht	Champions League	1					36	100%	17%	1	0%	100%	0%
Anderlecht	Beker van België	3	2	135	2	2	270	100%	60%		100%	0%	0%

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Jupiler Pro League	1	1995
Belgische Supercup	1	1995
Premier League	1	2005
Community Shield	1	2000
FA Cup	1	2000
League Cup	1	1998
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1	1995
Olympic Games	1	1996
Cup Winners' Cup	1	1998
Super Cup	1	1998

Runner-ups

Jupiler Pro League	1	1996
Belgian Cup	1	1997
Premier League	1	2004
FA Cup	1	2002
CAF Nations Cup	1	2000

Rewards

Victories

Jeune joueur professionnel de l'année	2	19951996
Ebony Shoe	1	1996

Transfers

08/07/10 >		Retired
21/01/08 > 03/03/08		LA Galaxy
01/01/05 > 10/12/07		Newcastle
01/07/97 > 01/01/05		Chelsea
01/07/94 > 01/07/97		Anderlecht

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Player career by clubLast updated on 24/05/2024 at 17:45

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Anderlecht	99	11		794	8735	3	2	100%99	58%57	21%21
Chelsea	197	8	2	1944	15551	32	2	90%177	56%110	20%40
Newcastle	68	1	1	5703	5703	10	1	97%66	49%33	34%23
Nigeria	27				2256	2		89%24	48%13	19%5
Nig. Olympic	5	1		415	415	3	1	100%5	80%4	0%0

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Tottenham	11	8	0	0
Everton	12	6	0	0
Aston Villa	12	7	0	0
West Ham	10	4	1	0
Middlesbrough	8	5	1	0
Molenbeek	6	3	0	0
Man United	13	3	0	0
Leeds United	7	3	0	0
Helsingborgs	4	2	0	0
Liverpool	12	5	0	0
Southampton	9	5	0	1
Sint-Truiden	7	4	1	0
Newcastle	7	5	1	0
Derby County	7	5	1	0
Sunderland	6	3	0	0
Cercle Brugge	6	4	3	0
Leicester	6	4	1	0
S Wednesday	5	2	0	0
Birmingham	3	2	0	0
Portsmouth	3	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Arsenal	11	7	20
Liverpool	12	6	15
Man United	13	5	17
Club Brugge	5	3	6
Sint-Truiden	7	3	7
Chelsea	6	3	6
Charlton	9	3	10
Aston Villa	12	3	10
Blackburn	9	3	12
Lierse SK	6	2	11
Ekrene	7	2	15
Bolton	5	2	6
Sunderland	6	2	6
Everton	12	2	8
Tottenham	11	2	7
Man City	6	2	7
West Ham	10	2	6
Southampton	9	2	11
H. Tel-Aviv	1	1	2
Besiktas	2	1	2

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2007/2008	Newcastle	0%	0%	0	39%	39%	18	-
2006/2007	Newcastle	55%	25%	20	30%	41%	37	Very positive
2005/2006	Newcastle	44%	39%	36	54%	31%	13	Slightly negative
2004/2005	Newcastle	46%	31%	13	50%	25%	16	Very slightly negative
2004/2005	Chelsea	80%	0%	5	76%	8%	25	-
2003/2004	Chelsea	64%	14%	14	60%	20%	45	Very slightly positive
2002/2003	Chelsea	50%	25%	24	54%	25%	24	Very slightly negative
2001/2002	Chelsea	54%	25%	28	48%	15%	27	Slightly positive
2000/2001	Chelsea	54%	29%	28	35%	35%	17	Positive
1999/2000	Chelsea	54%	20%	41	50%	30%	20	Very slightly positive
1998/1999	Chelsea	55%	14%	44	50%	0%	12	Very slightly positive
1997/1998	Chelsea	69%	23%	13	50%	38%	42	Slightly positive
1996/1997	Anderlecht	45%	26%	38	60%	10%	10	Slightly negative
1995/1996	Anderlecht	66%	20%	35	40%	40%	5	-
1994/1995	Anderlecht	65%	15%	26	50%	25%	20	Slightly positive

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Anderlecht
09/11/1994	E	Anderlecht - Mechelen	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
19/11/1994	E	Sint-Truiden - Anderlecht	0 - 2	First victory
23/11/1994	CL	Steaua - Anderlecht	1 - 1	First red card
26/01/1995	BB	Cercle Brugge - Anderlecht	2 - 4	First goal
Chelsea
02/10/1997	C2CWC	Slovan - Chelsea	0 - 2	First match with the club, first victory
15/10/1997	LC	Chelsea - Blackburn	1 - 1	First start
23/10/1997	C2CWC	Tromsö - Chelsea	3 - 2	First loss
22/08/1998	PL	Chelsea - Newcastle	1 - 1	First goal
18/04/2000	CL	FC Barcelona - Chelsea	5 - 1	First red card
Newcastle United
09/01/2005	FAC	Yeading - Newcastle	0 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
29/01/2005	FAC	Newcastle - Coventry	3 - 1	First goal
10/04/2005	PL	Tottenham - Newcastle	1 - 0	First loss
11/02/2006	PL	Aston Villa - Newcastle	1 - 2	First red card

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 24/05/2024 at 17:45

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Jupiler Pro League	Jupiler Pro League	76	8	832		6659	100%76	1	59%45	20%15	21%16
Belgische Supercup	Belgische Supercup	1				90	100%1		100%1
Belgian Cup	Belgian Cup	11	3	350		1050	100%11		82%9		18%2
Premier League	Premier League	179	5	2870	1	14351	91%163	2	49%88	25%45	26%46
FA Cup	FA Cup	24	1	1879		1879	96%23		63%15	17%4	21%5
League Cup	League Cup	19				1621	89%17		74%14	11%2	16%3
Community Shield	Community Shield	1				90	100%1		100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	3				217	67%2			67%2	33%1
World Cup	World Cup	5				425	100%5		40%2		60%3
CAF Nations Cup	CAF Nations Cup	8				780	100%8		50%4	38%3	13%1
Olympic Games	Olympic Games	5	1	415		415	100%5	1	80%4	20%1
WCQAZ	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	7				474	71%5		71%5	29%2
CAFNCQ	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	3				270	100%3		33%1	67%2
AACN	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1				90	100%1		100%1
Champions League	Champions League	21	2	843	2	1685	95%20	2	48%10	29%6	24%5
Super Cup	Super Cup	1				90	100%1		100%1
Intertoto Cup	Intertoto Cup	5				428	100%5		60%3	20%1	20%1
Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	10	1	691		691	80%8		60%6	20%2	20%2
Europa League	Europa League	16				1355	100%16		44%7	31%5	25%4

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2007/2008	Newcastle	1	11	22	16	6	4	6	23	26
2006/2007	Newcastle	1	13	43	38	11	10	17	38	47
2005/2006	Newcastle	1	7	58	38	17	7	14	47	42
2004/2005	Newcastle	1	14	44	38	10	14	14	47	57
2004/2005	Chelsea	1	1	52	21	16	4	1	41	8
2003/2004	Chelsea	1	2	79	38	24	7	7	67	30
2002/2003	Chelsea	1	4	67	38	19	10	9	68	38
2001/2002	Chelsea	1	6	64	38	17	13	8	66	38
2000/2001	Chelsea	1	6	61	38	17	10	11	68	45
1999/2000	Chelsea	1	5	65	38	18	11	9	53	34
1998/1999	Chelsea	1	3	75	38	20	15	3	57	30
1997/1998	Chelsea	1	4	63	38	20	3	15	71	43
1996/1997	Anderlecht	1	4	58	34	16	10	8	59	36
1995/1996	Anderlecht	1	2	71	34	22	5	7	83	37
1994/1995	Anderlecht	1	1	52	34	23	6	5	80	31

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