Timothy Ouma

Nairobi City Stars

Babu joined Nairobi City Stars on an initial three-year deal in July 2020 right after completing his studies at Laiser Hill Academy. He extended his contract for two more years in September 2021 with an additional two years to June 2023 after his debut season in which he featured in 24 of the 34 games of the 2020–21 Kenyan Premier League. Ouma was handed his Kenyan Premier League debut on 29 November 2020 by head coach Sanjin Alagic, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute of a season opener against Nzoia Sugar in Narok. He scored his debut premier goal in the opening game of 2021–22 Premier League season against Sofapaka in Wundanyi on 26 September 2021. He went on to score in the next two games against Kenya Police and Wazito. He added four more goals against Kakamega Homeboyz, Bandari, A.F.C. Leopards, and Gor Mahia to end the season with seven goals.

IF Elfsborg

In mid-July 2022, Ouma signed with Swedish top-tier side IF Elfsborg, and officially joined the club a month later. Ouma earned his debut in the Swedish top-flight, the Allsvenskan, on 31 October 2022 at the Borås Arena during a matchday 29 tie against Helsingborgs IF, after coming on as a substitute in what was his only game in the 2022 season. He went on to feature in another four games of the 2023 season. His first start, and full Allsvenskan appearance, was against champions Malmö FF at the same venue in matchday seven of the 2024 season on 5 May 2024. On 11 July…

In late October 2021, Babu received a Kenya national football team call-up from head coach Engin Firat for two final World Cup qualifying games against Uganda and Rwanda. Babu made his senior debut for Kenya on 11 November 2021 against the former after coming on as a 72nd minute substitute. He earned his second cap four days later on 15 November against Rwanda after being introduced in the 80th minute. He featured in an international friendly against South Sudan in Moi International Sports Centre on 23 September 2023, and went on to make his first appearance in 2026 World Cup qualifiers after making a cameo appearance against Gabon at the Stade de Franceville on 16 November 2023, and added another game on 20 Nov 2023 against Seychelles at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. He then dropped down to feature for the Kenya U20 during an invitational tournament in Lilongwe, Malawi, in March 2024. He featured in two games against Zimbabwe and the hosts Malawi. He scaled back up to the Kenya senior team in June 2024 and earned his first start in a 2026 World Cup qualifiers tie against Burundi in Malawi, and followed it up with another one against African champions Ivory Coast.

Club

As of match played 19 September 2026

International

As of match played 1 October 2026

IF Elfsborg

Allsvenskan runner-up: 2023 Allsvenskan U21 winner: 2022 Slavia Prague

Czech First League: 2024–25 Lech Poznań

Ekstraklasa: 2025–26