Jean-Sylvain Babin
Babin with Granada in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jean-Sylvain Claude Babin[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Alcorcón
Number 6
Youth career
Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Châteauroux B
2004–2008 Châteauroux 22 (0)
2007–2008 → Martigues (loan) 32 (0)
2008–2010 Lucena 54 (5)
2010–2014 Alcorcón 146 (11)
2014–2016 Granada 59 (4)
2016–2022 Sporting Gijón 163 (8)
2017–2018 → Maccabi Tel Aviv (loan) 32 (0)
2022– Alcorcón 53 (3)
International career‡
2013– Martinique 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2021

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.
List of international goals scored by Jean-Sylvain Babin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 June 2016 Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Guadeloupe 2–0 2–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification[22]

Honours

Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Babin". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "El central francés Babin, sexto refuerzo del Alcorcón" [French stopper Babin, sixth Alcorcón addition]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  8. ^ "El Alcorcón suma su primer punto en Segunda" [Alcorcón get first point in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  9. ^ "'This is Santo Domingo'". Marca (in Spanish). 22 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  10. ^ Torres, Fabián (6 March 2013). "Babin es la muralla amarilla" [Babin is the yellow wall]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. ^ Movilla, Fede (16 June 2012). "El Valladolid vuelve a Primera" [Valladolid return to Primera]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Canada dealt cruel blow in Gold Cup opener". Canadian Soccer Association. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  22. ^ "La solution est venue de derrière" [The answer came from the back]. France-Antilles (in French). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  23. ^ "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.

External links

AD Alcorcón – current squad
Martinique squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Martinique squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Martinique squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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