Goran Babić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jedinstvo Ub | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Brentford | ||
| 2015–2023 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jedinstvo Ub | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:07, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Goran Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Гoрaн Бaбић; born 10 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Jedinstvo Ub.
Babić is a product of the Southampton and Brentford academies and began his senior career with Serbian club Jedinstvo Ub in 2024.
Club career
[edit]Youth years
[edit]Babić began his academy career with Brentford and transferred to the Southampton Academy in 2015.[2] He was developed from a forward into a "ball-winning" central midfielder and progressed to sign a two-year scholarship in 2020.[3][4] Babić impressed sufficiently to sign a two-year professional contract in June 2021,[2] but he was released when it expired at the end of the 2022–23 season.[5] Babić remained a free agent for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[6]
Jedinstvo Ub
[edit]On 12 June 2024, Babić signed an undisclosed-length contract with Serbian SuperLiga club Jedinstvo Ub on a free transfer.[6]
International career
[edit]Babić was called into the Serbia U16 squad for two friendly matches in February 2019,[7] but did not appear in either matchday squad.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Babić is of Serbian descent.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 27 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jedinstvo Ub | 2024–25[11] | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Serbian Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Goran Babić at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Babic secures pro deal". www.southamptonfc.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Leach, Tom. "Southampton teenage prodigy dubbed 'next James Ward-Prowse' tipped for a very bright future". HampshireLive. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Doyle, Joe (1 September 2020). "Southampton academy manager admits delight at new contracts for academy stars". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's retained list published for 2022". Southampton FC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b Milošević, Aleksandar (12 June 2024). "Jedinstvo Niže Pojačanja Kao Na Traci Bivši Fudbaler Sautemptona Stiže Na Ub!". MaxBet Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Млaђи Кaдeти Имaју Провeрe Против Русијe И Црнe Горe У Подгорици, Дeјaн Брaнковић Позвaо 21 Игрaчa". Фудбалски Савез Србије (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Млађи Кадети Изгубили Од Русије У Подгорици, Следи Тест Са Црном Гором". Фудбалски Савез Србије (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Млaђи Кaдeти Убeдљиви У Провeри Против Црнe Горe". Фудбалски Савез Србије (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Iz Premijer Lige U Jedinstvo: Novo Matićevo Veliko Pojačanja Na Ubu". espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Goran Babić at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Goran Babić at Soccerbase
- Goran Babić at superliga.rs
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- 2003 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brentford F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- FK Jedinstvo Ub players
- English people of Serbian descent
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Footballers from London
- 21st-century English sportsmen