Career
He plays as a wing and as a centre. Babaev plays for VVA-Podmoskovye Monino, known as VVA Saracens, since 2003, in Russia. He has 57 caps for Russia, since 2006, with 4 tries, 20 points on aggregate.
He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games and remaining scoreless.
He has been a regular player for the Russia team in the recent years, having played for the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, lost in repechage to Uruguay.
