Sékou Baradji (born 30 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for RC Grasse.
![]() Baradji in 2018. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Cergy-Pontoise, France | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Grasse | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2012 | Cergy Pontoise[lower-alpha 1] | ||
2012 | Elche | ||
2013 | L'Entente SSG | ||
2013 | Racing CFF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Olympique Montigny | ||
2015–2016 | OFC Les Mureaux | ||
2016–2017 | Boulogne-Billancourt | 24 | (9) |
2017–2020 | Red Star | 37 | (4) |
2019 | → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2020– | Grasse | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 21 July 2020 (UTC) |
Baradji was in the youth system of Cergy Pontoise from the age of 8 until 2012. He then trialled with Elche and signed a contract with the Under-19s. He returned to France after three months to complete his education, joining the Under-19 sides of L'Entente SSG and then Racing CFF.[1][2][3]
A knee injury sidelined him for 8 months, but he joined Olympique Montigny at level ten in the Franch football pyramid in January 2015, when contacted by a coach he had worked under at Racing CFF. He scored 15 goals in four months, and earned a move four levels up the pyramid to OFC Les Mureaux, where he was top scorer in Division d'Honneur with 18 goals in 20 matches.[1][2][3]
For the 2016–17 season, Baradji signed with Boulogne-Billancourt in Championnat National 2. After another good season he was signed by Red Star in June 2017.[2]
At the end of December 2018, Baradji was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas until the end of the 2018–19 season, due to limited first team opportunities at Red Star.[4]
In August 2020, Baradji left Red Star by mutual agreement.[5] Before the end of the same month he signed with RC Grasse.[6]
Sékou Baradji at Soccerway