Celestine Babayaro
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| Celestine Babayaro | |
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| Full Name | Celestine Boyd Jonto Hycieth Babayaro |
| Date of Birth | 29 August 1978 |
| Place of Birth | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| Position | Left back |
| Chelsea career | 1997-2005 |
| Debut | 18 September 1997 |
| Games (goals) | 197 (8) |
| Other clubs | Plateau United R.S.C. Anderlecht Newcastle United |
Celestine Babayaro (born 29 August 1978 in Kaduna) is a former Nigerian international who played for Chelsea between 1997 and 2005. He made just under 200 appearances for the Blues and was a member of Chelsea's 2000 FA Cup-winning side, having missed out on the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final through injury.
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Statistics
| Season | Prem | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1997-98 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 132 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 8 |
Honours
Club
- Anderlecht
- Jupiler League: 1995
- Belgian Supercup: 1995
- Chelsea
International
- Nigeria
- U17 World Cup: 1993
- Olympic Gold Medal: 1996
Individual
- Belgian Young Footballer of the Year: 1995 & 1996
