Baba Diocou

Baba Diocou
Personal information
Full name	Babacar Diocou Ndiaye
Date of birth	10 June 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Senegal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Real Madrid B
Number	40
Youth career
0000-2017	AD Complutense Alcalá
2017–2024	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2024–	Real Madrid C
2025–	Real Madrid B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025

Babacar Diocou Ndiaye (born 10 June 2005) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Real Madrid B. Born in Senegal, he has been called up to represent Spain internationally at youth level.

Early life

Diocou was born on 10 June 2005 in Senegal and moved to Spain in 2015.^[1] The younger brother of Spanish handball player Mamadou Diocou, he lived with his stepmother, father, and siblings.^[2]

Career

As a youth player, Diocou joined the youth academy of Spanish side AD Complutense Alcalá. In 2017, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid and was promoted to the club's C team in 2024 before being promoted to their reserve team in 2025.

Style of play

Diocou plays as a winger and is right-footed. Spanish newspaper El Español wrote in 2018 that he "is characterized by his physical strength, the way he uses his body to win balls... his outside kicking is one of his strong points".^[3]

References

^ "Babacar Diocou entrena a las órdenes de Carlo Ancelotti: el senegalés de la cantera del Real Madrid se estrena con el primer equipo" [Babacar Diocou trains under Carlo Ancelotti: the Senegalese Real Madrid youth player makes his debut with the first team] (in Spanish). ElDesmarque. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "Los hermanos Diocou: Baba es promesa del Madrid y Mamadou juega en el Barça… de balonmano" [The Diocou brothers: Baba is a promising player for Madrid and Mamadou plays for Barça… in handball] (in Spanish). Okdiario. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "Baba, la joya africana del Infantil A de Xabi Alonso" [Baba, the African jewel of Xabi Alonso's Under-19s] (in Spanish). El Español. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

External links

Baba Diocou at Soccerway

[1] "Babacar Diocou entrena a las órdenes de Carlo Ancelotti: el senegalés de la cantera del Real Madrid se estrena con el primer equipo" [Babacar Diocou trains under Carlo Ancelotti: the Senegalese Real Madrid youth player makes his debut with the first team] (in Spanish). ElDesmarque. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[2] "Los hermanos Diocou: Baba es promesa del Madrid y Mamadou juega en el Barça… de balonmano" [The Diocou brothers: Baba is a promising player for Madrid and Mamadou plays for Barça… in handball] (in Spanish). Okdiario. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[3] "Baba, la joya africana del Infantil A de Xabi Alonso" [Baba, the African jewel of Xabi Alonso's Under-19s] (in Spanish). El Español. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

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