Stéphane Diarra Badji (born 29 May 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.[1]
 Badji with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Diarra Badji | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2016–2018 | Anderlecht | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Bursaspor | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 57 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Eyüpspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Senegal U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | Senegal | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 17 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Badji moved from Senegal to Norway in 2012, signing with Sogndal. The following year, he joined SK Brann, where spent two seasons before moved to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in 2014.
Club career edit
Badji started his career alongside his brother Ismaïla Diarra Badji in the Ècole de football Mamadou Fayé.[2] In the winter of 2007–2008 he 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]
On 28 June 2019, Badji signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad.[8]
On 2 February 2022, Badji signed a contract with Eyüpspor.[9]
On 17 July 2023, Badji signed a one year contract with Olympiakos Nicosia and was named captain at the club.
International career edit
Badji played for Senegal national under-23 football team the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[10] He earned his first senior cap in November 2011 and played in 2011 the UEMOA Tournament.[11]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sogndal | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Brann | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Anderlecht | 2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Bursaspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Eyüpspor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 243 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 324 | 3 | ||
Honours edit
Casa Sport
- Senegal FA Cup: 2011[citation needed]
Ludogorets
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria): 2019–20, 2020–21[citation needed]
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2019
Senegal
References edit
- ^ "Senegal – S. Badji". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. Aresca. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. PERLEBIZ.COM. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Senegal 2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Transferts : Stéphane Badji du Casa Sports à Sogndal". Le Soleil. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Ismaila Diarra Badji". Ndamli.sn. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Badji har signert for Brann". brann.no. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Лудогорец с нов трансферен удар". Ludogorets.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Лудогорец продаде Стефан Баджи на Еюпспор". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Stephane Badji – Football – Olympic Athlete". Ndamli.sn. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Football : Stéphane Badji la clé du succès sénégalais". Au Senegal. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Stéphane Badji » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "S. Badji". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
External links edit
- Stéphane Badji at National-Football-Teams.com
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