Footballer (born 1986)
Jean-Sylvain Claude Babin (born 14 October 1986) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
centre-back for Spanish club
AD Alcorcón .
He all but spent his professional career in Spain, appearing for
Granada and
Sporting de Gijón in
La Liga and
Alcorcón and Sporting in the
Segunda División .
Born in
metropolitan France , Babin represented the
Martinique national team at international level.
Club career
France
Born in
Corbeil-Essonnes ,
Essonne , Babin graduated from
LB Châteauroux 's youth academy, and made his senior debut with their B team. He started playing as a professional in the
2003–04 season , appearing with the main squad in
Ligue 2 .
[3]
Babin was loaned to
FC Martigues on 30 August 2007. After his contract expired, he left Châteauroux.
[4]
[3]
Spain
On 14 July 2008, Babin moved to Spain and joined
Lucena CF in
Segunda División B .
[5] He was regularly used by the
Andalusians during his stint, being an important defensive unit in the
2009–10 campaign .
[6]
On 2 August 2010, Babin signed with
AD Alcorcón , recently promoted to
Segunda División .
[7] He made his debut for the
Madrid club late in the month, starting in a 1–1 away draw against
Albacete Balompié .
[8]
Babin scored his first goal for the Alfareros on 22 October 2011, the winner in a 2–1 home win over
Recreativo de Huelva .
[9] He added a further four during
the season ,
[10] as his team missed out on promotion in
the play-offs .
[11]
On 9 June 2014, Babin signed a four-year contract with
Granada CF .
[12] He made his debut in
La Liga on 23 August, and scored to help the hosts come from behind and win 2–1 against
Deportivo de La Coruña .
[13]
On 4 August 2016, Babin agreed to a three-year deal with fellow league side
Sporting de Gijón .
[14] He scored once in 22 appearances in his
first year , as the
Asturians were relegated after finishing third-bottom.
[15]
[16]
Babin was loaned to
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. of the
Israeli Premier League in September 2017;
[17] the previous month, he had seen his request for an improved contract denied and was also
transfer-listed .
[18]
On 24 June 2022, Babin returned to Alcorcón after eight years.
[19] He scored on his debut on 28 August, opening the 1–1 draw at
Pontevedra CF in the
Primera Federación .
[20]
International career
Babin chose to represent
Martinique internationally.
[3] He earned his first
cap during the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup , playing the full 90 minutes and helping to a 1–0 group-stage defeat of
Canada .
[21]
Career statistics
As of 1 June 2016
Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Babin goal.
Honours
Maccabi Tel Aviv
References
^ Marín, Javier (29 August 2017).
"Babin, objetivo número uno para reforzar la defensa" [Babin, number one goal to bolster defence].
Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
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"Babin" . Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"Le fabuleux destin de Babin" [The fabulous destiny of Babin].
La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015 .
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"FC Nantes. A La Baule, les Canaris vont se régler face à Gijon" [FC Nantes. At La Baule, the Canaries will take on Gijon].
Ouest-France (in French). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
^ González, Manuel (14 July 2008).
"Babin, un francés sub-23, nuevo fichaje del Lucena" [Babin, an under-23 French, new signing of Lucena] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Archived from
the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ Muñoz Egea, M. (25 January 2014).
"El ex jugador del Lucena Babin jugará en Primera con el Granada" [Former Lucena player Babin will play in Primera with Granada] (in Spanish). Sur de Córdoba. Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
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"El central francés Babin, sexto refuerzo del Alcorcón" [French stopper Babin, sixth Alcorcón addition].
Marca (in Spanish). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
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"El Alcorcón suma su primer punto en Segunda" [Alcorcón get first point in Segunda ]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
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" 'This is Santo Domingo' " . Marca (in Spanish). 22 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ Torres, Fabián (6 March 2013).
"Babin es la muralla amarilla" [Babin is the yellow wall]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
^ Movilla, Fede (16 June 2012).
"El Valladolid vuelve a Primera" [Valladolid return to Primera ].
El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022 .
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"El Granada oficializa el fichaje del central Babin" [Granada make signing of stopper Babin official]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014 .
^ Liceras, Ángel (23 August 2014).
"El Granada ya muestra el oficio 'made in Caparrós' " [Granada already showing know-how 'made in Caparrós']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2015 .
^ Rivera, Víctor (4 August 2016).
"El Sporting firma al central Babin por tres años y logra la cesión del delantero del Villarreal Akran Afif" [Sporting sign stopper Babin for three years and get Villarreal forward Akran Afif loan].
La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2016 .
^ Maese, Andrés (19 March 2017).
"Sporting – Granada: los rojiblancos no dejan de creer" [Sporting – Granada: red-and-white keep believing].
El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
^ Barrio, Javier (24 May 2017).
"Real Sporting | Babin: «La afición tendría que darnos patadas en el culo»" [Real Sporting | Babin: "The fans should kick our asses"]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"Babin se va cedido al Maccabi de Tel Aviv y Ndi rescinde" [Babin goes to Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan and Ndi cuts ties]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"El Sporting niega una mejora de contrato a Babin y lo declara transferible" [Sporting deny Babin an improved contract and transfer-list him]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"Babin vuelve a la A.D. Alcorcón y es el primer fichaje alfarero de la temporada 2022–2023" [Babin returns to A.D. Alcorcón and is the first alfarero signing of the 2022–2023 season] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022 .
^ G.G., Xurxo (28 August 2022).
"1–1. El Pontevedra empata a goles, pero gana a fútbol al Alcorcón" [1–1. Pontevedra draw in goals, but beat Alcorcón in football].
Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2022 .
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"Canada dealt cruel blow in Gold Cup opener" .
Canadian Soccer Association . 7 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022 .
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"La solution est venue de derrière" [The answer came from the back].
France-Antilles (in French). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017 .
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"בפעם החמישית: מכבי ת"א זכתה בגביע הטוטו" [For the fifth time: Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Toto Cup] (in Hebrew). One. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018 .
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