Babacar Fati
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Unidos de Lisboa | ||
| 2016–2020 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sporting CP B | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | SJK II | 15 | (5) |
| 2022–2026 | SJK | 67 | (5) |
| 2026– | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:30, 20 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 April 2025 | |||
Babacar Fati (born 1 February 2000) is a professional football player who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Livingston. Born in Portugal, he represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Fati started football in the youth sector of Unidos de Lisboa, and later joined the youth academy of Sporting CP, and made his senior debut with the reserve team Sporting CP B in 2020.[1][2]
On 16 August 2022, Fati moved to Finland after signing with SJK Seinäjoki in Veikkausliiga.[3][4][5] Initially, he featured for both the first team and the reserve team SJK Akatemia. On 26 March 2024, his deal with SJK was extended until the end of 2025, with an option for 2026.[6]
On 19 January 2026, Fati moved to Scotland, joining Premiership club Livingston on a contract until June 2029 for an undisclosed fee.[7]
International career
On 13 March 2025, Fati received his first call-up to the Guinea-Bissau national team, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso.[8] He made his international debut on 20 March, in a match against Sierra Leone.
Personal life
Fati is of Bissau-Guinean descent. His cousin Vítor Fati plays football for Camacha.