Ghislain Vénuste Baboula (born 23 August 1998), known as Vénuste Baboula, is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for French Championnat National club Versailles on loan from Quevilly-Rouen, and the Central African Republic national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghislain Vénuste Baboula | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Versailles | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Maccabi Paris | ||
| 2020–2023 | Racing Club de France | 48 | (13) |
| 2023– | Quevilly-Rouen | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Quevilly-Rouen B | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Versailles (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Central African Republic | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:28, 26 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
In the 2022–23 Championnat National 2 season with Racing Club de France, Baboula scored nine goals in twenty-five matches.[2][1] On 6 June 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen on a three-year contract.[3]
International career edit
Baboula made his debut for the Central African Republic national team in a 3–0 Africa Cup of Nations qualification victory over Madagascar on 23 March 2023.[4][5][6]
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list the Central African Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baboula goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2024 | Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri lanka |  Bhutan |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2024 FIFA Series |
| 2 | 6–0 |
Honours edit
Racing Club de France
References edit
- ^ a b Vénuste Baboula at Soccerway
- ^ LENUD, Victorien (2023-05-24). "Football – Ligue 2: un joueur du Racing sur les tablettes de QRM?". Paris-Normandie (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Dolo, Alexandre (2023-06-06). "Vénuste Baboula, première recrue de QRM !". QRM (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Vénuste Baboula at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Racing: Vénuste Baboula sélectionné avec la République Centrafricaine!". Foot National (in French). 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ SANE, Maïmouna (2023-03-21). "Convoqué pour la première fois avec les Fauves, Venuste Baboula exprime sa joie: "C'est un rêve d'enfant qui se réalise"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Vénuste Baboula at FootballDatabase.eu