Darling Bladi

Darling Bladi
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Youth career
AS Orly
CFF Paris[2]
2019–2023 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Saint-Étienne B 35 (0)
2023–2025 Saint-Étienne 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) 26 (0)
2025–2026 Betis B 30 (1)
2025 Betis 0 (0)
2026– Heerenveen 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026

Darling Bladi (born 11 June 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.

Career

In 2019, Bladi signed for Saint-Étienne's youth academy after leaving CFF Paris.[3] He would make his Ligue 2 debut for the club in December 2023 in a match against Bordeaux.[4] On 14 May 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne, a deal until 2027.[5] On 7 July 2024, he was loaned out to Championnat National club Bourg-Péronnas for the rest of the season.[6][7] Quickly establishing himself as a key player in the team, he finished the season with twenty-six league appearances to his name.[8][9][10][11]

On 19 July 2025, Bladi was transferred to Betis Deportivo, the reserve team of Real Betis.[12] He made one late-substitute appearance for the main squad of Real Betis in Copa del Rey. He joined Eredivisie club Heerenveen in July 2026, signing a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year.[13]

Personal life

Born in France, Bladi is of Ivorian descent.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B 2020–21 National 3 10———10
2021–22 National 3 30———30
2022–23 National 3 90———90
2023–24 National 3 220———220
Total 350———350
Saint-Étienne 2023–24 Ligue 2 2020——40
Bourg-Péronnas (loan) 2024–25 National 26010——270
Betis B 2025–26 Primera Federación 90———90
Betis 2025–26 La Liga 001000—10
Heerenveen 2026–27 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 720400000760

References

  1. ↑ "Darling Bladi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Darling BLADI (CFFP) signe à l'ASSE!". Panamefoot (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ↑ S, Alexandre (2024-12-06). "ASSE : Une solution à venir au poste de latéral ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Une prolongation et quatre nouveaux contrats pro à l'ASSE - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Une prolongation et quatre nouveaux contrats pro à l'ASSE - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  6. ↑ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Darling Bladi prêté à Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  7. ↑ Abdel (2024-07-04). "Le jeune Darling Bladi de l'ASSE part en prêt à Bourg-en-Bresse en National". ASSE : infos, résultats, composition, transferts, blessure (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  8. ↑ S, Alexandre (2024-12-06). "ASSE : Une solution à venir au poste de latéral ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Un joueur prêté par l'ASSE réussit ses débuts - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  10. ↑ "Mercato : Bastia avance sur le latéral de Saint-Étienne Darling Bladi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  11. ↑ Sylvain (2025-06-28). "Mercato : Un indésirable de l'ASSE direction Bastia ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  12. ↑ "French-Cameroonian defender Darling Bladi transfers from AS Saint-Étienne to Real Betis Sevilla reserves – AfricaSoccer.com". Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Un arrière gauche ultra-rapide quitte le Real Betis pour signer un contrat de trois ans en Eredivisie | Goal.com Français". www.goal.com (in French). 2026-07-04. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  14. ↑ Pastoré, Cafil (2024-05-15). "El Hadji Dieye prolonge avec l’AS Saint-Étienne, 4 pépites africaines signent pro". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
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