Career
Nigerian native Michael Babatunde has established records for goals scored and great performances en route to worldwide recognition as Midfielder, Forward. Born on December 24, 1992, in Lagos, Nigeria, soccer player Michael Babatunde moved to Ukraine at the age of 19, signed by Football Club Kryvbas of Ukraine from Heartland Football Club Nigeria. Michael Babatunde became a star in Ukraine after Scoring his first goal against Football Club Chornomorets, scoring 2 goals at will with the team which lead his club to stay at the Ukrainian Premier League from 2010 to 2013 before the club went bankrupt.
In 2012,2013 he set a record for most goals assist in a calendar year and has scored 6 goals in total at the Ukrainian Premier League from 2010-2015.
He later went on a free transfer to Football Club Volyn where he was built like a ship to withstand the storming waves on a sea, he was invited couple of times to the National Team, and later played the 2014 WORLD Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom in Brazil. Early years
Micheal Babatunde was born on December 24, 1992, in Lagos, Nigeria.
As a young boy, he tagged along when he turns 5yrs, played soccer with friends, unintimidated by the bigger boys. At the age of 8, he was recruited to join the youth academy club in Lagos.
Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Michael eventually got recognised by a bigger academy Football Club Watermark Academy where he wa groomed as a professional, later linked with Football Club Heartland, played several games for U-17, U-20 and Super Eagle the National Team of Nigeria.
Star In Ukraine: Soccer Career Michael has played total 4649 minutes, 81 Appearances 44 Lineups 37 Substitutes 21 substitute out, 47 Substitute on bench, 6 Goals, 13 Yellow Cards, 0 Red, counting. He has been in Ukraine since 2010 through 2015, He plays currently for Football Club Dnipro, Ukraine.