Goran Babić | |
Birth Date: | 2003 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Height: | 1.69m |
Position: | Central midfielder |
Currentclub: | Jedinstvo Ub |
Clubnumber: | 80 |
Youthyears1: | –2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Brentford |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2023 |
Youthclubs2: | Southampton |
Years1: | 2024– |
Clubs1: | Jedinstvo Ub |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 12:07, 28 July 2024 (UTC) |
Goran Gogo Babić (; born 10 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Jedinstvo Ub.
Babić is a product of the Southampton and Brentford academies and began his senior career with Serbian club Jedinstvo Ub in 2024.
Babić began his academy career with Brentford and transferred to the Southampton Academy in 2015.[1] He was developed from a forward into a "ball-winning" central midfielder and progressed to sign a two-year scholarship in 2020.[2] [3] Babić impressed sufficiently to sign a two-year professional contract in June 2021, but he was released when it expired at the end of the 2022–23 season.[4] Babić remained a free agent for the duration of the 2023–24 season.
On 12 June 2024, Babić signed an undisclosed-length contract with Serbian SuperLiga club Jedinstvo Ub on a free transfer.[5]
Babić was called into the Serbia U16 squad for two friendly matches in February 2019,[6] but did not appear in either matchday squad.[7] [8]
Babić is of Serbian descent.[9]