Stéphane Badji

Stéphane Badji

Badji in 2013
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Diarra Badji
Date of birth (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Anderlecht
Number 8
Youth career
Ècole de football Mamadou Fayé
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 ASC Xam-Xam
2009–2011 Casa Sport
2012–2013 Sogndal 24 (0)
2013–2015 SK Brann 49 (0)
2015–2016 İstanbul Başakşehir 30 (0)
2016– Anderlecht 18 (0)
National team
2011–2012 Senegal U23 7 (0)
2012– Senegal 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 2 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:16, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Stéphane Diarra Badji (born 29 May 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht, as a central midfielder.[1]

Career

He started his career alongside his brother Ismaïla Diarra Badji in the Ècole de football Mamadou Fayé.[2] In the Winter of 2007/2008 left the football school of Mamadou Fayé with his brother and joined to Championnat Professionnel Ligue 1 side Xam-Xam.[3]

After a successful first professional season the Badji brothers signed in Spring 2009 with Casa Sport.[4] On 31 December 2011 left his club Casa Sport and signed with Tippeligaen club Sogndal Fotball,[5] without his brother who plays today with Casa Sport.[6]

On 1 March 2013 he signed a four-year contract with Brann.[7]

International

Badji played for Senegal national under-23 football team the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[8] He earned his first senior cap in November 2011 and played in 2011 the UEMOA Tournament.[9]

Position

He is a versatile midfielder and played by his club as central midfielder, attacking midfielder or right midfielder.

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2016[10]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012 Sogndal Tippeligaen 24010250
2013 Brann 28010290
2014 21030240
2014–15 İstanbul Başakşehir Süper Lig 14020160
2015–16 16050210
Career Total 10101201150

Honours

Club

Casa Sport

International

Senegal

References

  1. "Senegal – S. Badji". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. Aresca. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. PERLEBIZ.COM. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. "Senegal 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. "Transferts : Stéphane Badji du Casa Sports à Sogndal". Le Soleil. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  6. "Ismaila Diarra Badji". Ndamli.sn. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. "Badji har signert for Brann". brann.no. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  8. "Stephane Badji – Football – Olympic Athlete". Ndamli.sn. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  9. "Football : Stéphane Badji la clé du succès sénégalais". Au Senegal. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. "I. Dramé". http://uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)


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