Asaad Babiker

Asaad Babiker (; born 31 August 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ykkösliiga club FC Lahti.

Club career 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. In 2021, he signed his first contract with the club's parent side, Lahti, allowing him to represent both teams in official competitions. The following year he failed to feature for Lahti, despite scoring eight goals in twenty-two Kakkonen appearances for Reipas.

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.

On 25 January 2024, Babiker signed a new professional contract with FC Lahti first team for the 2024 season. He debuted in Veikkausliiga on 6 April 2024 in the opening game of the 2024 season against Ilves, as a substitute to Luke Ivanovic.

International career Babiker was called up to a Finnish under-16 regional camp in November 2018.

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