Botti Biabi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Camberwell, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
|
Swansea City | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clydebank | |||
| 2012–2014 | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Falkirk | 32 | (4) |
| 2015– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Scotland U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 17 August 2015 (UTC) | |||
Botti Biabi (born 8 March 1996) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing as a striker for Swansea City in the Premier League. He previously played for Falkirk in the Scottish Championship.
Career
Biabi was born in London,[1] however moved to Scotland early in life and grew up in Glasgow,[2] where he attended Knightswood Secondary School.[citation needed] He signed for Falkirk as a 16-year-old from Junior side Clydebank.[3] He made his first team debut for in a promotion playoff game against Queen of the South on 6 May 2014. In all he made 32 appearances for Falkirk, in all competitions.
Biabi moved to Premier League club Swansea City on 17 August 2015 for a "six-figure fee",[4] where he will join up with their Under-21 squad.[2]
International career
Because of parentage and birthplace, Biabi had a three-way choice to make between Ivory Coast, England and Scotland but elected to represent Scotland, the country of his upbringing.[5] He was called up to the Scotland under-19 side for matches in September 2014.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swansea City | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 4 | |
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- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2015
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- British people of Ivorian descent
