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Celestine Babayaro

Born29 August 1978
BirthplaceKaduna
Weight69 kg
Height1.75 m
PositionDefender/Left back

After starting his career at Plateau United, Baba played in the Nigerian team that won the World Junior Championships in 1993 and he quickly won a move to Belgium and Anderlecht in 1994 at only fifteen.
He made his international debut shortly after in November 1995 against Uzbekistan.
Celestine moved to Premiership Chelsea in the summer of 1997 and has became a regular in the London side - winning two FA Cups and a Cup Winners Cup with them.
He went to the Sydney Olympics with Nigeria but missed the quarterfinals having been sent off in a prior match.
He did refuse to play at international level for a time in a row over travel expenses.
He is quick and a good tackler.
Having established his reputation in England during eight years at Chelsea, Celestine arrived at Newcastle in 2005 to replace left-back Olivier Bernard.

Club history
TeamJoinedLeftLoan / Trialist
Anderlecht1994-07-011997-06-20
Chelsea1997-06-202005-01-01
Newcastle United2005-01-012007-12-11
Portsmouth2008-07-072008-07-11T
Full Player statistics
CompetitionSeasonFull appsSubs Goals Yellow cards Red cards
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Nigeria
1995 - 1996 1
Olympics
Nigeria
1995 - 1996 1
Olympics
Nigeria
1996 - 1997 5
2
FIFA World Cup
Nigeria
1996 - 1997 4
1
FIFA World Cup
Nigeria
1997 - 1998 3
International
Nigeria
1997 - 1998 1
Coca-Cola League Cup
Chelsea
1997 - 1998 1
1
Premier League
Chelsea
1997 - 1998 7
2
UEFA Super Cup
Chelsea
1998 - 1999 1
1
Worthington Cup
Chelsea
1998 - 1999 3
1
Premier League
Chelsea
1998 - 1999 26
2
3
6
African Nations Cup
Nigeria
1998 - 1999 3
1
FA Cup
Chelsea
1998 - 1999 4
1
2
UEFA Champions League
Chelsea
1999 - 2000 14
1
2
1
1
Premier League
Chelsea
1999 - 2000 23
2
3
African Nations Cup
Nigeria
1999 - 2000 6
FA Cup
Chelsea
1999 - 2000 1
FIFA World Cup
Nigeria
1999 - 2000 1
Premier League
Chelsea
2000 - 2001 19
5
4
Worthington Cup
Chelsea
2000 - 2001 1
FA Cup
Chelsea
2000 - 2001 2
FIFA World Cup
Nigeria
2000 - 2001
1
FA Charity Shield
Chelsea
2000 - 2001 1
Olympics
Nigeria
2000 - 2001 2
1
FIFA World Cup
Nigeria
2001 - 2002 2
Worthington Cup
Chelsea
2001 - 2002 3
1
1
International
Nigeria
2001 - 2002 1
Premier League
Chelsea
2001 - 2002 18
6
African Nations Cup
Nigeria
2001 - 2002 1
UEFA Cup
Chelsea
2001 - 2002 2
FA Cup
Chelsea
2001 - 2002 4
Premier League
Chelsea
2002 - 2003 16
3
1
3
1
FA Cup
Chelsea
2002 - 2003 3
1
Worthington Cup
Chelsea
2002 - 2003 2
Carling Cup
Chelsea
2003 - 2004 3
UEFA Champions League
Chelsea
2003 - 2004 3
African Nations Cup
Nigeria
2003 - 2004 1
FA Cup
Chelsea
2003 - 2004 2
Premier League
Chelsea
2003 - 2004 5
1
1
UEFA Cup
Newcastle United
2004 - 2005 2
Premier League
Newcastle United
2004 - 2005 7
1
Premier League
Chelsea
2004 - 2005 3
1
1
Carling Cup
Chelsea
2004 - 2005 1
FA Cup
Newcastle United
2004 - 2005 4
1
Premier League
Newcastle United
2005 - 2006 26
2
3
1
FA Cup
Newcastle United
2005 - 2006 3
Intertoto Cup
Newcastle United
2005 - 2006 3
Carling Cup
Newcastle United
2005 - 2006 1
Carling Cup
Newcastle United
2006 - 2007 2
1
Premier League
Newcastle United
2006 - 2007 12
5
UEFA Cup
Newcastle United
2006 - 2007 4
Intertoto Cup
Newcastle United
2006 - 2007 2