Tobias Badila (born 12 May 1993) is a footballer who currently plays for French Ligue 2 side AS Nancy as a left back.[1] Born in France, he represents Republic of the Congo at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tobias Badila | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nancy | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Nancy B | 72 | (3) |
| 2013– | Nancy | 80 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Republic of the Congo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:24, 2 February 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2017 | |||
Badila is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 21 February 2014 in a 2–0 away defeat against Troyes AC playing the first 79 minutes of the game before being substituted for Romain Grange.[2] He can perform both centre-back or left-back, because of his great physique. At points in his career he was watched by teams such as AS Saint-Etienne, Monaco and Arsenal, although he preferred to stay to continue his progress.
Badila was pre-selected by Congo on 19 May 2017.[3] He his senior debut for the Republic of the Congo in a 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to the DR Congo on 10 June 2017.[4]