Stéphane Diarra Badji (born 29 May 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Eyüpspor.[1]
![]() Badji with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stéphane Diarra Badji | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eyüpspor | ||
Number | 95 | ||
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– | Eyüpspor | 7 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | Senegal U23 | 7 | (0) |
2012– | Senegal | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:28, 5 April 2022 (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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Casa Sport
Ludogorets
Senegal
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