Kentu Malcolm Badu, known as Malcolm Badu (born 23 June 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Energie Cottbus.
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Badu with Spartak Moscow in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kentu Malcolm Badu | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Energie Cottbus | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | SV Empor Berlin | ||
| 2011–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 57 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Spartak Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Spartak2- Moscow | 24 | (1) |
| 2021– | Energie Cottbus | 23 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U20 | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2017 | |||
After beginning his club career in the lower German divisions, Badu signed with the Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow on 10 July 2019.[1]
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 24 July 2019 in a game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[2]
In January 2021, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
Badu joined Regionalliga Nordost club Energie Cottbus in July 2021, following a trial.[4]
Badu represented Germany at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]
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