Celestine Babayaro — Nigerian footballer (left back/left wing‑back) who began his professional career at R.S.C. Anderlecht.

• Full name: Celestine Babayaro
• Born: 29 August 1978 (Nigeria)
• Primary position: Left back / Left wing‑back
• Early club: R.S.C. Anderlecht — came through Anderlecht’s youth system and made his first‑team breakthrough as a teenager
• Later clubs (high level): Chelsea (England), Newcastle United (England) — finished his professional career in the late 2000s
• International career: Regular for Nigeria’s senior team; a member of Nigeria’s 1996 Olympic gold‑medal squad and part of Nigeria’s squads at major tournaments in the late 1990s/early 2000s
• Playing style: Attack‑minded left back with strong left foot, good pace and crossing ability — noted for his offensive contributions from full‑back

Notable highlights

• Promoted to Anderlecht’s senior side as a teenager and established himself in Belgian top‑flight football before moving to the English Premier League.
• Part of Nigeria’s Olympic team that won gold at Atlanta 1996 — one of the high points of his international career.
• Long spells in England, most prominently with Chelsea, where he was a first‑team regular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

After football: After retiring from professional play in the late 2000s, Babayaro has remained a recognizable figure in Nigerian football circles; various interviews and appearances have followed his playing career.

Note: Club appearance and national‑team cap totals vary slightly between sources; specialist statistical databases can be consulted for exact match-by-match numbers if required.