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Kolkata giants have replaced their Spanish striker Salva Chamorro with 31 year old Senegalese striker Papa Babacar Diawara for rest of the season.
Baba Diawara, who hails from Senegal capital Dakar started his career from local club ASC Jeanne d’Arc and signed for Portugese club Maritimo Funchal when he was just 19.
He came into the limelight soon with his goal scoring abilities and several European clubs tried to poach him from Maritimo. He cracked a 4,5 year deal with LaLiga club FC Sevilla during the January 2012 transfer window. He opened his account for FC Sevilla against Atletico Madrid and scored another two goals against Rayo Vallecano. Later on he played for LaLiga clubs UD Levante and FC Getafe before finally coming back to his old club Maritimo in 2015/16 season. He scored 48 goals and had 21 assists over five seasons there.
After spending one and half year in Portugal he joined A-League champions Adelaide United. He played 20 matches for A-League outfit Adelaide United FC in three seasons and scored six goals and had two assists. He featured in AFC Champions League as well for Adelaide United and scored against Gamba Osaka in a 3-3 draw and assisted twice in the same match.
After the departure of Salva Chamorro Mohun Bagan were looking for a suitable striker and Baba Diawara seems to be a perfect fit in that slot as he has vast experience in playing top leagues of Europe and Asia. He is very excited to take up the new challenge and his experience in playing in sub-continent before will help him to acclimatize. Coach Kibu Vicuna welcomes Diawara’s inclusion in Mohun Bagan squad for rest of the season.
Baba Diawara has applied for his visa and once granted he would travel to Kolkata.
