Babacar Fati (born 1 February 2000) is a professional football player who plays as a left-back for club Livingston. Born in Portugal, he represents the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career 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.Júnior do Sporting operado a fratura de uma vértebra cervical, maisfutebol, 5 May 2019Silas chama Babacar Fati e Loide Augusto, record.pt, 27 October 2019
On 16 August 2022, Fati moved to Finland after signing with SJK Seinäjoki in Veikkausliiga.Tervetuloa Babacar Fati!, sjk.fi, 16 August 2022Babacar Fati ruma ao SJK da Finlândia, record.pt, 16 August 2022SJK Akatemian huippukausi johti erikoiseen tilanteeseen – Säännöt muuttumassa ensi kaudeksi, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 12 October 2023 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.Babacar Fatille pitkä jatkosopimus, sjk.fi, 26 March 2024
On 19 January 2026, Fati moved to Scotland, joining Premiership club Livingston on a contract until June 2029 for an undisclosed fee.
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.Guinea Bissau name four new players in squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers, cafonline.com, 13 March 2025 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting CP B2020–21Campeonato de Portugal10–––102021–22Liga Portugal 330–––30Total4000000040SJK Akatemia2022Ykkönen11–––112023Ykkönen144–30–174Total155003000185SJK2022Veikkausliiga80000000802023Veikkausliiga301000–402024Veikkausliiga2645150–3652025Veikkausliiga291204020371Total665819020856Livingston2025–26Scottish Premiership12000––120Career total9910811202011711
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGuinea-Bissau202520Total20
References
External links
Babacar Fati at Finnish FA