Isaac Babadi
Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (born 6 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Eredivisie club PSV.[2]
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| Full name | Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | PSV | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| SV Hatert | |||||||||||||||||
| NEC Nijmegen | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | PSV Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jong PSV | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | PSV | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Isaac Babadi made his professional debut for Jong PSV on the 10 January 2022, replacing Johan Bakayoko during a 5–1 home Eerste Divisie against Almere City,[3] their largest win of the season at that point.[4]
For the 2023–24 season, Babadi was moved to the senior squad of PSV. He made his debut on 4 August 2023 as a starter in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield, which PSV won 1–0, giving Babadi his first trophy in his first game.[5]
Four days later, he made his European debut in a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz. Babadi opened scoring in the 4th minute for his first goal for PSV, the game ended with PSV's 4–1 victory.[6]
International career
Babadi represented the Netherlands at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he was the team's captain as they reached the final before losing to France.[7] Babadi scored the decisive penalty kick in the semifinal penalty shout-out against Serbia.
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Babadi is of Sierra Leonean descent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||||
| PSV | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
References
- "Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi". Eredivisie.
- Isaac Babadi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Pichel, Dominique (11 January 2022). "Voormalige NEC-talenten Jansen en Babadi maken profdebuut bij Jong PSV". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Vijfklapper voor Jong PSV: grootste overwinning van het seizoen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Feyenoord v PSV game report". Soccerway. 4 August 2023.
- "PSV v Sturm Graz game report". Soccerway. 8 August 2023.
- "France U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 1 June 2022.
- "Isaac Babadi signs first professional contract with PSV". PSV.nl. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.