Stéphane Diarra Badji (born 29 May 1990) is a Senegalese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Badji moved from Senegal to Norway in 2012, signing with

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. The following year, he joined

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...

, where spent two seasons before moved to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir in 2014.

Club career

Badji started his career alongside his brother Ismaïla Diarra Badji in the Ècole de football Mamadou Fayé. In the winter of 2007–2008 he left the football school of Mamadou Fayé with his brother and joined to Championnat Professionnel Ligue 1 side Xam-Xam. After a successful first professional season the Badji brothers signed in Spring 2009 with Casa Sport. On 31 December 2011, left his club Casa Sport and signed with

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, without his brother who plays today with Casa Sport. On 1 March 2013, he signed a four-year contract with Brann. On 28 June 2019, Badji signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad. On 2 February 2022, Badji signed a contract with

International career

Badji played for Senegal national under-23 football team the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He earned his first senior cap in November 2011 and played in 2011 the

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Career statistics

Honours

Casa Sport *

Senegal FA Cup The Senegal FA Cup is the top knock-out tournament in Senegalese football. It was created in 1961.Senegal - Li ...

: 2011 Ludogorets *

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

: 2019–20,

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Senegal *

: 2011

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* 1990 births Living people Senegalese footballers Senegal international footballers Association football midfielders Casa Sports players Sogndal Fotball players SK Brann players Eliteserien players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Kayserispor footballers Bursaspor footballers PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Eyüpspor footballers Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players TFF First League players 2011 African Nations Championship players 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players Olympic footballers of Senegal Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players ASC Xam-Xam players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Norway People from Ziguinchor Senegal A' international footballers {{Senegal-footy-midfielder-stub