Aliou Badji (born 10 October 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Gaziantep on loan from the French club Bordeaux.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Casa Sports | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Casa Sports | ||
| 2017–2019 | Djurgårdens IF | 48 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Rapid Wien | 29 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Al Ahly | 18 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Amiens (loan) | 26 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | Amiens | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2023– | Bordeaux | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Gaziantep (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Senegal U20 | 21 | (13) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Casa Sports was Badji's first club.[1] On 31 January 2017, he completed a transfer to Sweden to join Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF, signing a four-year contract.[2] His professional debut for the club came on 3 April in a league game against IK Sirius.[1] Badji scored his first professional goal on 23 July in the league versus Östersunds FK. In the next game, Badji started for the first time and scored after 30 minutes against AFC Eskilstuna.[1] While having difficulties establishing himself as a starter in his first seasons at Djurgårdens IF, Badji earned a reputation as a late-in-the-game goal scorer, with key goals scored late against Häcken, Mariupol and AIK.[3][4][5]
In January 2019, it was revealed Badji had rejected a move to Hebei China Fortune of the Chinese Super League.[6] On 6 February, Badji was transferred to Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee; signing a three-a-half-year contract.[7] On 16 January 2020, Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly announced the signing of Badji on a four-a-half-year contract for a reported fee of €2 million.[8] He netted on his league debut for the club, scoring the equaliser in an eventual 2–1 win away to Pyramids on 6 February.[1] In August 2021, Badji joined French club Amiens on a one-year loan with an option to buy.[9]
International career
Badji has represented Senegal at U20 level, he scored 12 goals in 12 caps prior to participating in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia; he scored one goal (in the semi-final versus Guinea U20) as Senegal went onto finish as runners-up.[2][11][12] He also appeared for Senegal at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 November 2023.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | ||
| Rapid Wien | 2018–19 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 1 | 18 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Ankaragücü (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Amiens (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 14 | ||
| Amiens | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 177 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 204 | 50 | ||
Honours
Djurgårdens IF[13]
Al Ahly
References
External links
- Aliou Badji at Elite Football
- Aliou Badji at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)