Benoît Badiashile Explained

Benoît Badiashile
Full Name:Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya
Birth Date:26 March 2001
Birth Place:Limoges, France
Height:1.94 m[1]
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Chelsea
Clubnumber:5
Youthyears1:2007–2008
Youthclubs1:Limoges
Youthyears2:2008–2016
Youthclubs2:Malesherbes
Youthyears3:2016–2018
Youthclubs3:Monaco
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Monaco II
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–2023
Clubs2:Monaco
Caps2:106
Goals2:6
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Chelsea
Caps3:29
Goals3:1
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:France U16
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalteam2:France U17
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:France U18
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2018–2019
Nationalteam4:France U19
Nationalcaps4:18
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2020–2023
Nationalteam5:France U21
Nationalcaps5:19
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2022–
Nationalteam6:France
Nationalcaps6:2
Nationalgoals6:0
Club-Update:18:40, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21:56, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for both club Chelsea and the France national team.

Early life

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya was born on 26 March 2001 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne[2] and is of Congolese descent.[3]

Club career

Monaco

On 5 February 2018, Badiashile signed his first professional contract with Monaco.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 November, in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[5]

Chelsea

On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed with Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract[6] for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be £32.7 million (€37 million).[7] On 15 January 2023, Badiashile made his debut for Chelsea, starting against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The French defender played the entire game and earned his new club a clean sheet as Chelsea won 1–0.[8]

International career

Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part various under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016.[9]

Badiashile received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark in September 2022.[10]

Personal life

Badiashile is the younger brother of Loïc Badiashile, who is also a professional footballer.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II2017–18Championnat National 23030
2018–19Championnat National 29090
Total120120
Monaco2018–19Ligue 120110302000261
2019–20Ligue 11602020200
2020–21Ligue 135240392
2021–22Ligue 124100100341
2022–23[12] Ligue 11120050162
Total106670501701356
Chelsea2022–23Premier League11100111
2023–24Premier League 1802021221
2024–25Premier League000000000000
Total29120210000332
Career total147710071170001808

International

[13]

Honours

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benoit Badiashile . Chelsea F.C. . 4 February 2024.
  2. News: Benoît Badiashile . L'Équipe . Paris . 3 July 2022 . fr.
  3. Web site: FOOT-LDC: AS MONACO, LOIC BADIASHILE EN ¼ DE FINALE – VOILA NIGHT . 17 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Benoit BADIASHILE . AS Monaco FC.
  5. Web site: LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 13ème journée – AS Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain . Ligue de Football Professionnel.
  6. Web site: Chelsea sign Badiashile . Chelsea F.C. . 5 January 2023. 5 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Chelsea agree £32.7m fee for Monaco centre-back Benoît Badiashile . Jacob . Steinberg . The Guardian . 1 January 2023. 7 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Potter on spirited win, debutant's impact and Mudryk signing . 15 January 2023 . 15 January 2023 . www.chelseafc.com . en-gb.
  9. Web site: UEFA Youth League - Benoît Badiashile Mukinayi . UEFA.
  10. Web site: France Nations League squad: Badiashile, Fofana and Kolo Muani receive first-ever call-up, Dembele and Giroud return . Football Today . 15 September 2022 . 15 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Le très convoité Benoît Badiashile signe pro à Monaco – Ligue 1 – France . SO FOOT.com . 5 February 2018 . 12 November 2018.
  12. Web site: B. Badiashile: Summary . Soccerway . Perform Group . 13 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Benoît Badiashile: Internationals . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 6 May 2023.
  14. Web site: IFFHS MEN'S YOUTH (U20) WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021 . International Federation of Football History & Statistics . 9 December 2021 . 10 December 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209090816/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1514 . 9 December 2021.