Tobias Badila Explained

Tobias Badila
Fullname:Tobias Badila
Birth Date:12 May 1994
Birth Place:Dijon, France
Height:1.81m
Position:Left-back
Currentclub:Nancy
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:–2013
Youthclubs1:Nancy
Years1:2011–
Clubs1:Nancy B
Caps1:72
Goals1:3
Years2:2013–
Clubs2:Nancy
Caps2:80
Goals2:3
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Republic of the Congo
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:01:24, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:14 June 2017

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.

Career

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.

International career

Badila was pre-selected by Congo on 19 May 2017, and played 4 matches.[3] He made 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: France - T. Badila - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 2014-04-17.
  2. Web site: Troyes vs. Nancy - 21 February 2014 - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 2014-04-17.
  3. Web site: Congo: 43 Diables Rouges présélectionnés par Sébastien Migné. French.
  4. Web site: CAN 2019 : les Diables Rouges mordent la poussière à Kinshasa. – DRCPF. drcpf.net.