Youssouph Mamadou Badji (born 20 December 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Youssouph Badji
Personal information
Full name Youssouph Mamadou Badji[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Casa Sports
2020–2023 Club Brugge 26 (4)
2020 Club NXT 2 (1)
2021–2022Brest (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022Brest II (loan) 1 (1)
2022–2023Charleroi (loan) 37 (5)
2023–2024 Charleroi 27 (0)
2024– AGF 0 (0)
International career
2019 Senegal U20 10 (3)
2019– Senegal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:50, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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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]

On 2 September 2024, Badji signed for Danish Superliga club AGF on a five-year contract.[5]

International career

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Badji made his senior debut for Senegal in August 2019, playing in a 2020 African Nations Championship qualification match against Liberia.[6]

Honours

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Senegal

Club Brugge

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Senegal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "YOUSSOUPH BADJI VIENT RENFORCER LE SB29" (in French). Brest. 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ "BIENVENUE, YOUSSOUPH !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "YOUSSOUPH BADJI, DÉFINITIVEMENT CAROLO !" [YOUSSOUPH BADJI, DEFINITELY CAROLO!]. www.sporting-charleroi.be (in French). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "VELKOMMEN TIL BADJI" [WELCOME TO BADJI]. agf.dk (in Danish). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Senegal vs. Liberia". national-football-teams.com. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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