| Asaad Babiker | |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Lahti |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reipas Lahti |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Caps1: | 65 |
| Goals1: | 22 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U16 |
| Club-Update: | 27 October 2024 |
Asaad Babiker (ar|اسعد بابكر; born 31 August 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Lahti.
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Babiker is of Sudanese descent. He immigrated to Finland as a child, and following pressure from a school classmate, joined the academy of Reipas Lahti at the age of eleven.[1] In 2021, he signed his first contract with the club's parent side, Lahti, allowing him to represent both teams in official competitions.[1] In February of the same year, he made his professional debut, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Lassi Forss in a 1–1 Finnish Cup draw with HJK Helsinki on 6 February.
In his first season, he featured predominantly for Reipas in the third-tier Kakkonen, scoring four goals, including a brace against KuFu-98 in August.[2] The following year he failed to feature for Lahti, despite scoring eight goals in twenty-two Kakkonen appearances for Reipas.[3] [4]
He returned to Lahti's first team again on 28 January 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daniel Koskipalo in a Finnish League Cup game, as Lahti lost 2–0 to Honka. His prolific goal-scoring form for Reipas continued, as he scored another brace in a 3–1 win against Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) on 26 August.[5] [6]
On 25 January 2024, Babiker signed a new professional contract with FC Lahti first team for the 2024 season.[7] [8] [9] He debuted in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2024 in the opening game of the 2024 season against Ilves, as a substitute to Luke Ivanovic.[10]
Babiker was called up to a Finnish under-16 regional camp in November 2018.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reipas | 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 8 | ||||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 24 | |||
| Lahti | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 83 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 97 | 26 | |||