Celestine Babayaro

Celestine Babayaro

Babayaro in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Celestine Hycieth Babayaro[1]
Date of birth	(1978-08-29) 29 August 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back Midfielder
Youth career
1994	Plateau United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Anderlecht	75	(8)
1997–2005	Chelsea	132	(5)
2005–2008	Newcastle United	47	(0)
2008	LA Galaxy	0	(0)
Total		254	(13)
International career
1996–2000	Nigeria Olympic	7	(2)
1995–2004	Nigeria	27	(0)
Medal record Representing  Nigeria Men's Football 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Celestine Hycieth Babayaro (born 29 August 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back or a midfielder.

Babayaro spent the majority of his career playing in the Premier League, mainly for Chelsea from 1997 to 2005, and then later for Newcastle United, from 2005 to 2008. He had a brief stint at MLS club LA Galaxy, but never officially played for the club. He retired as a free agent in 2010.

Babayaro represented the Nigeria national football team from 1995 to 2004 and was part of two Olympic squads, two World Cup squads and three African Cup of Nations squads.