Shavy Babicka
Gabonese footballer
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Shavy Warren Babicka (born 1 June 2000) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the Gabon national team.
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Babicka in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shavy Warren Babicka | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Libreville, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Mangasport | 14 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Kiyovu | 49 | (8) |
| 2021–2024 | Aris Limassol | 75 | (12) |
| 2024–2025 | Toulouse | 42 | (5) |
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Gabon | 21 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Mangasport
Babicka began his senior career in his native Gabon with Mangasport.[2]
Kiyovu
Aris Limassol
On 5 August 2021, Babicka transferred to the Cypriot club Aris Limassol, together with his compatriot Alex Moucketou-Moussounda.[4] He scored four goals and made six assists in the 2021–22 season in Cyprus, and was nominated as one of the best attacking players of the season.[5]
Toulouse
On 14 January 2024, Aris Limassol announced Babicka's transfer to French club Toulouse for a fee of €2.75 million, which was the record high fee received by Aris.[6]
Red Star Belgrade
On 2 August 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Babicka on a three-year deal, with an option for one more year.[7]
International career
Babicka was called up to the Gabon national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in June 2022.[8] He debuted with Gabon in a 1–0 win over DR Congo on 3 June 2022, scoring the game-winning goal.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2025[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aris Limassol | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[b] | 4 | 1[c] | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 15 | ||
| Toulouse | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 107 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 28 December 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babicka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2022 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo |  DR Congo |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [11] |
| 2 | 10 September 2024 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  Central African Republic |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [12] |
| 3 | 15 October 2024 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  Lesotho |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [13] |