Michael Babatunde

Michael Babatunde
Babatunde with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position Winger
Youth career
Water FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Heartland 29 (15)
2011–2013 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 44 (2)
2013–2015 Volyn Lutsk 36 (4)
2015 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 (0)
2015–2016 Raja Casablanca 14 (3)
2016–2018 Qatar SC 25 (20)
2018–2021 Wydad AC 32 (12)
2022–2023 Laçi 24 (2)
2024 Mash’al Mubarek 19 (3)
2025 KS Pogradeci 9 (1)
International career
2013–2016 Nigeria[1] 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2026

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

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

Wydad

References

  1. ^ Michael Babatunde at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Michael Babatunde at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Michael Babatunde joins Raja Casablanca". Television Africa.
  4. ^ "Babatunde joins relegated Qatar SC". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Michael Babatunde seals Wydad Casablanca move". Goal.com. 6 February 2018.