[2] In July 2008, Babacar signed with another club in the latter country, ACF Fiorentina,[3] after also being tracked by another Serie A side, Genoa CFC.

On 14 January 2010, at the age of 16 years and 10 months, Babacar made his official debut for the Viola, starting against A.C. ChievoVerona in the Coppa Italia[4] and scoring the 2–2 equaliser in the 75th minute of an eventual 3–2 home win.

[7] He maiden appearance in La Liga took place 11 days later, when he came on as late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Madrid.

[9] In January 2018, he joined U.S. Sassuolo Calcio on loan until 30 June as part of a swap deal involving Diego Falcinelli – his new club also secured an option to sign him permanently.

[14] Babacar made his debut for Senegal on 27 March 2017, playing the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast that had to be abandoned in the 88th minute due to a pitch invasion.