Loïc Badé
 Badé with Bayer Leverkusen in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Loïc Séri Badé[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sèvres, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Antony Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Le Havre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Le Havre II | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Le Havre | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lens | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Rennes | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Sevilla (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Sevilla | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | France U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | France | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loïc Séri Badé (French pronunciation: [lɔik bade]; born 11 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the France national team.
Personal life
Badé was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine,[3] and is of Ivorian descent.[4]
Club career
Le Havre
On 30 December 2016, Badé joined Le Havre from the youth academy of Paris FC.[5] He made his professional debut with Le Havre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort on 10 January 2020.[6] He signed his first professional contract with Lens on 20 June 2020.[7]
Rennes
On 5 July 2021, Badé joined Rennes on five-year deal.[8] He scored his first career goal on 4 November 2021 against Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Nottingham Forest loan
On 1 September 2022, Badé joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan, with the club holding an option to make the loan permanent.[9] On 3 January 2023, Badé's loan to Nottingham Forest was terminated. He left Forest without making a single appearance for the club.
Sevilla
On 4 January 2023, Badé joined La Liga side Sevilla until the end of the season with an option-to-buy.[10][11] He contributed to the team's triumph in the UEFA Europa League, notably scoring in a 3–0 win over Manchester United in the quarter-finals. After making twenty-seven appearances and scoring two goals for the club across six months, Sevilla signed Badé on a permanent deal.[12]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 21 August 2025, Badé signed for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on a deal until 2030.[13]
International career
Badé made his debut for the France U21 national team in a 1–1 draw against the Faroe Islands on 6 September 2021.[14]
On 1 September 2024, Badé received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches after Wesley Fofana pulled out due to injury.[15]
On 8 June 2025, Badé made his international debut for France in a 2-0 win over Germany after Kylian Mbappe's & Michael Olise's goals in the 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals third-place play-off.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 August 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | CFA 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| Sevilla | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Sevilla total | 79 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 3 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 186 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2025[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Sevilla
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024[20]
France
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2024–25[21]
Orders
References
- 1 2 "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 27 July 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "Loïc Badé: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "Loïc Badé". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "Loïc Badé a tapé dans l'oeil de l'OL et Rennes". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Loic BADE (PFC-U17) signe au Havre AC!". 30 December 2016.
- ↑ "Niort vs. Le Havre - 10 January 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Le jeune Loïc Badé (20 ans) passe pro avec Lens". L'Équipe.
- ↑ "Loïc Badé, première recrue du Stade Rennais F.C. !". STADE RENNAIS F.C. (in French). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (September 2022). "Reds sign defender Loïc Badé". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ "Badé departs". Nottingham Forest F.C. 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Badé officially signs for Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC.
- ↑ "DONE DEAL: Sevilla sign permanently Bade from Rennes". Tribal Football. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "French central defender Badé joins Bayer 04 from Sevilla". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ Loïc Badé at the French Football Federation (in French)
- ↑ "Équipe de France: première convocation en A pour Loïc Badé, qui remplace Wesley Fofana". RMC Sport (in French). September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Germany 0-2 France: Kylian Mbappé scores and assists in the Nations League third-place play-off". BBC Sport. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ Loïc Badé at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Loïc Badé". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "Germany 0-2 France report: Kylian Mbappé scores landmark goal as Les Bleus clinch Nations League third place". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" [Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit]. Official Journal of the French Republic (in French). 2024 (227). 24 September 2024. PRER2420330D. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
External links
- Loïc Badé at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Loïc Badé at Olympics.com
- Loïc Badé at Équipe de France (in French)
- Loïc Badé on Instagram
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sèvres
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Paris
- Men's association football central defenders
- AC Boulogne-Billancourt (football) players
- Paris FC players
- Le Havre AC players
- RC Lens players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Sevilla FC players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- La Liga players
- Bundesliga players
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- France men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for France
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen