Badmus Babatunde
Ayomide Babatunde Badmus (28 February 1986) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward. Babatunde has played for ONGC F.C. in 2010–11 I-League in which he scored 11 goals before his club was relegated.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Viva Kerala | ||
2007 | → Salgaocar S.C. (loan) | ||
2010–2012 | ONGC | (11) | |
2012–2013 | Rangdajied United | ||
2013–2014 | Royal Wahingdoh | ||
2015–2016 | Gangtok Himalayan | ||
2016 | Chennai United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2016 |
Career
ONGC F.C.
Badmus Babatunde was a star scorer, as he guided ONGC F.C. to promotion after finishing undefeated in the Final Round of the 2010 I-League 2nd Division. They finished runners-up to the Sanquelim-based SESA Football Academy in the Group-B, but in the Final Round, ONGC's unbeaten run meant they won the 2010 I-League 2nd Division and were promoted to the 2010-11 I-League.
Babatunde had scored against Vasco S.C. in the 1-0 win, then against Malabar United in the 3-1 win, against Oil India in the 4-1 win, against HAL in 2-1 win, once in these consecutive matches.
In the 2010-11 I-League, he scored a brace in the 2-5 loss against Dempo S.C. in September 2010.[2] In December, he scored against AIFF XI at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in the 1-1 draw.[3]
He scored a brace against Prayag United S.C. in the 2-4 loss in January.[4]
He shocked the East Bengal F.C. by scoring in a 1-0 win[5] in February.
He had scored the only goal for his side in the 1-2 loss against Air India[6] in March 2011. In April 2011, he again scored a brace against Churchill Brothers S.C. to shock the Salcette-based side to a 3-3 draw at Fatorda Stadium.[7]
On a must-win home match against Mumbai F.C. in May 2011, he scored to give a 2-0 lead, but it finally ended 2-2, and ONGC F.C. were again relegated on a head-to-head basis[8] He had finished with 11 goals in the 2010-11 I-League.
Rangdajied United
In January 2012, the Shillong-based club Ar-Hima, later renamed as Rangdajied United F.C., signed Babatunde.[9]
In the Group 1 of 2012 I-League 2nd Division, he scored once against Bhawanipore F.C. in the 3-3 draw at Silchar.[10] However, they failed to qualify to the Final Round as they finished 3rd in the Group Stage.
In the 2013 I-League 2nd Division, he scored in the 1-1 draw in the opening match against Southern Samity. Thereafter, he had a lean run in the 1st leg of the final round. But he finished the final round with successive hat-tricks against Langsning F.C. (3-1 win on 22 April), and then against Southern Samity (3-1 win on 24 April),[11] which helped his side catapult past Bhawanipore F.C. to be the runners-up, and earn promotion to the 2013–14 I-League. Babatunde became the highest scorer with 8 goals, along with Bhawanipore F.C.'s Hudson Lima Da Silva.
Later career
Following his time with Rangdajied United, Babatunde signed with Royal Wahingdoh and Gangtok Himalayan and played in the I-League 2nd Division with the clubs. He then signed with Chennai United in the CFA First Division in 2016.[12]
References
- "A.R Hima sign three players, 2 with I-League experience". Meghalaya Times. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/51448/dempo-sports-club-vs-ongc-fc/preview
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/53377/prayag-united-vs-ongc-fc/play-by-play
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/air-india-beats-ongc/article1524553.ece?css=print
- http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/53360/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-ongc-fc/preview
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/57517/ongc-fc-vs-mumbai-fc/report
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/shilchor.html
- http://www.gcsstars.com/2013/03/fixture-i-league-2nd-division-final-leg.html
- Sankar, TN Vimal (7 May 2016). "Soccer Solace for Nigerian in Chennai Lower Division". New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
- Badmus Babatunde at Soccerway