Bastian Badu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bastian Badu

| image = Bastian Badu 2019.png

| caption = Badu in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Le Mans, France

| height = 1.88m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Nîmes

| clubnumber = 33

| youthyears1 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs1 = Ézanville Ecouen

| youthyears2 = 2011–2013 | youthclubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

| youthyears3 = 2013–2016 | youthclubs3 = AAS Sarcelles

| youthyears4 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs4 = Entente SSG

| youthyears5 = 2017–2017 | youthclubs5 = Montpellier

| years1 = 2018–2021 | clubs1 = Montpellier B | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = Montpellier | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Chambly (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = Le Mans | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Le Mans B | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Chambly | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = Moulins Yzeure | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Nîmes | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = France U18 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 8 November 2024

}}

Bastian Badu (born 2 February 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Nîmes}} club Nîmes.

Club career

On 25 October 2019, Badu signed his first professional contract with Montpellier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2019-2020/equipe-pro/bastian-badu-passe-professionnel|title=Bastian Badu passe professionnel|website=www.mhscfoot.com|date=25 October 2019 }} He made his professional debut with Montpellier in a 0–0 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 26 October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/26/france/ligue-1/montpellier-herault-sport-club/angers-sporting-club-de-louest/3030655/|title=Montpellier vs. Angers SCO - 26 October 2019 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}

On 2 January 2020, Badu joined Ligue 2 club Chambly on loan for the rest of the season.[https://www.fcchambly.com/actualites-du-club/bastian-badu-montpellier-prete-au-fcco--nbsp-817821 Bastian Badu (Montpellier) prêté au FCCO], fcchambly.com, 2 January 2020 The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

On 2 July 2021, Badu signed for Le Mans.{{cite web|publisher=Le Mans|url=https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=1712|title=2 ATTAQUANTS AU MANS FC|date=2 July 2021|language=fr}} On 1 February 2022, he returned to Chambly on a deal until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=Chambly|url=https://www.facebook.com/FCCOISE/posts/355357209925658|title=Bastian Badu, de retour une troisième fois au FCCO !|date=1 February 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|language=fr}} In the beginning of February 2023, Badu signed with Moulins Yzeure.[https://twitter.com/MYF_Foot_03/status/1621192385857261571 ✍️ | 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗔𝗗𝗨 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂 𝗠𝗬𝗙 ! ], twitter.com, 2 February 2023 He left the club at the end of the season.[https://www.lamontagne.fr/moulins-03000/sports/national-3-nouveau-depart-pour-le-moulins-yzeure-foot-qui-demarre-son-championnat-ce-samedi_14360190/ National 3 : nouveau départ pour le Moulins-Yzeure Foot, qui démarre son championnat, ce samedi], lamontagne.fr, 23 August 2023

International career

Born in France, Badu is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for France.{{Cite web|url=https://footballghana.com/bastian-badu-completes-move-to-fc-chambly-from-montpellier-hsc|title=Bastian Badu completes move to FC Chambly from Montpellier HSC|website=Footballghana|date=5 October 2020 }}