Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for both club Chelsea and the France national team.

Early life

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya was born on 26 March 2001 in

Limoges Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...

, Haute-Vienne and is of Congolese descent.

Club career

Monaco

On 5 February 2018, Badiashile signed his first professional contract with

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. He made his professional debut on 11 November, in a 4–0

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loss to

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Chelsea

On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed with

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club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract for a

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reported by ''

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'' to be £32.7 million (€37 million). 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.

International career

Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part various under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016. Badiashile received his first call-up to the France national team for two

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matches against

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and

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in September 2022.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Chelsea *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

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Men's Youth (U20) World Team: 2021

References

External links

Profile
at the Chelsea F.C. website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badiashile, Benoît 2001 births Living people Footballers from Limoges French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Limoges Football players SC Malesherbes players AS Monaco FC players Chelsea F.C. players UEFA Conference League–winning players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Premier League players France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers France men's international footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 21st-century French sportsmen