Youssouph Badji Explained

Youssouph Badji
Fullname:Youssouph Mamadou Badji[1]
Birth Date:20 December 2001
Birth Place:Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height:1.92 m
Clubnumber:10
Position:Forward
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Casa Sports
Years2:2020–2023
Clubs2:Club Brugge
Caps2:26
Goals2:4
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Club NXT
Caps3:2
Goals3:1
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Brest (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Brest II (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:1
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Charleroi (loan)
Caps6:26
Goals6:5
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Charleroi
Caps7:20
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Senegal U20
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2019–
Nationalteam2:Senegal
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:28 March 2024
Ntupdate:15:50, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Youssouph Mamadou Badji (born 20 December 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A club Charleroi.

Club career

On 30 August 2021, he joined Brest in Ligue 1 for a season-long loan.[2]

On 31 January 2022, Badji moved on a new 1.5-year loan to Charleroi, with an option to buy.[3] On 6 July 2023, Charleroi confirmed that they had signed the forward on an initial three-year contract.[4]

International career

Badji made his senior debut for Senegal in August 2019, playing in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Liberia.[5]

Honours

Senegal

Club Brugge

2020–21

2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal . FIFA . 19 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Brest. YOUSSOUPH BADJI VIENT RENFORCER LE SB29. 30 August 2021. fr.
  3. Charleroi. BIENVENUE, YOUSSOUPH !. 31 January 2022. 8 February 2022. fr.
  4. Web site: YOUSSOUPH BADJI, DÉFINITIVEMENT CAROLO !. YOUSSOUPH BADJI, DEFINITELY CAROLO!. www.sporting-charleroi.be. French. 6 July 2023. 6 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Senegal vs. Liberia. national-football-teams.com. 3 August 2019. 18 November 2020.