Stéphane Badji

Stéphane Diarra Badji (born 29 May 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Olympiakos Nicosia.[1]

Stéphane Badji
Badji with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019
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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Olympiakos Nicosia
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)
2016–2018 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- 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

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 two year contract with Olympiakos Nicosia and was named captain at the club.

International career

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
As of match played 21 March 2022[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sogndal 2012 Tippeligaen 24010——250
Brann 2013 Tippeligaen 28000——280
2014 21030——240
Total 49030——520
İstanbul Başakşehir 2014–15 Süper Lig 15020——170
2015–16 Süper Lig 1505020—220
Total 3007020—390
Anderlecht 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 60004080180
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 1001070—180
Total 1601011080360
Kayserispor (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 31340——353
Bursaspor 2018–19 Süper Lig 29010——300
Ludogorets Razgrad 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 2102014000370
2020–21 Bulgarian First League 200309000320
2021–22 Bulgarian First League 1602013000310
Total 57070360001000
Eyüpspor 2021–22 TFF First League 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Career total 2433240490803243

Honours

Casa Sport

Ludogorets

Senegal

References
  1. "Senegal – S. Badji". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. Aresca. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. "Stéphane Badji, l'étoile filante de Ziguinchor". Senegal 2009. PERLEBIZ.COM. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. "Senegal 2009". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. "Transferts : Stéphane Badji du Casa Sports à Sogndal". Le Soleil. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  6. "Ismaila Diarra Badji". Ndamli.sn. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. "Badji har signert for Brann". brann.no. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  8. "Лудогорец с нов трансферен удар". Ludogorets.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  9. "Лудогорец продаде Стефан Баджи на Еюпспор". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. "Stephane Badji – Football – Olympic Athlete". Ndamli.sn. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. "Football : Stéphane Badji la clé du succès sénégalais". Au Senegal. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  12. "Stéphane Badji » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. "S. Badji". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  14. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2018.


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