Loïc Badé
{{short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Loïc Badé
| image = Entraînement RC Lens - 3 juillet 2020 39.jpg
| caption = Badé with Lens in 2020
| full_name = Loïc Séri Badé{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce158/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: France (FRA) |publisher=FIFA |page=4 |date=27 July 2024 |access-date=3 March 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sèvres, France
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Sevilla
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 2007–2014
| youthclubs1 = Antony Sports
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs2 = Boulogne-Billancourt
| youthyears3 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs3 = Paris FC
| youthyears4 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs4 = Le Havre
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Le Havre II
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = Le Havre
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = Lens
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Rennes
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = → Nottingham Forest (loan)
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → Sevilla (loan)
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = Sevilla
| caps7 = 60
| goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam1 = France U21
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024
| nationalteam2 = France Olympic
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = France
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Nations League}}
{{Medal|3rd|2025|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2024|}}
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 8 June 2025
}}
Loïc Séri Badé ({{IPA|fr|lɔik bade}}; born 11 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Sevilla and the France national team.
Personal life
Badé was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine,{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur68185.html |title=Loïc Badé |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=3 March 2025 |language=fr}} and is of Ivorian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3900556427718521360-loic-bade-a-tape-dans-loeil-de-lol-et-rennes|title=Loïc Badé a tapé dans l'oeil de l'OL et Rennes|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert|date=12 January 2021 }}
Club career
=Le Havre=
On 30 December 2016, Badé joined Le Havre from the youth academy of Paris FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.panamefoot.fr/loic-bade-pfc-u17-signe-au-havre-ac/|title=Loic BADE (PFC-U17) signe au Havre AC!|date=30 December 2016 }} He made his professional debut with Le Havre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort on 10 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/10/france/ligue-2/chamois-niortais-football-club/le-havre-athletic-club-football-associat/3031215/|title=Niort vs. Le Havre - 10 January 2020 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} He signed his first professional contract with Lens on 20 June 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-jeune-loic-bade-20-ans-passe-pro-avec-lens/1148264|title=Le jeune Loïc Badé (20 ans) passe pro avec Lens|website=L'Équipe}}
=Rennes=
On 5 July 2021, Badé joined Rennes on five-year deal.{{cite news |title=Loïc Badé, première recrue du Stade Rennais F.C. ! |url=https://www.staderennais.com/loic-bade-premiere-recrue-du-stade-rennais-fc |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=STADE RENNAIS F.C. |date=5 July 2021 |language=fr}} He scored his first career goal on 4 November 2021 against Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
== 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/september/01/reds-sign-defender-l/|title=Reds sign defender Loïc Badé|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=September 2022 }} On 3 January 2023, Badé's loan to Nottingham Forest was terminated.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/january/03/bade--departs/|title=Badé departs|website=Nottingham Forest|date=3 January 2023 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevillafc.es/en/actual/news/bade-signs-2023|title=Badé officially signs for Sevilla FC|website=Sevilla FC}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=DONE DEAL: Sevilla sign permanently Bade from Rennes - Tribal Football |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/done-deal-sevilla-sign-permanently-bade-from-rennes-4460031 |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.tribalfootball.com}}
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.{{FFF player|id=10478-bade-loic}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Équipe de France: première convocation en A pour Loïc Badé, qui remplace Wesley Fofana |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/equipe-de-france/equipe-de-france-premiere-convocation-en-a-pour-loic-bade-qui-remplace-wesley-fofana_AV-202409010406.html |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}
On 8 June 2025, Badé made his international debut for France in a 2–0 win over Germany in the 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals third-place play-off.{{cite web |title=Germany 0-2 France: Kylian Mbappé scores and assists in the Nations League third-place play-off |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c75390g2rpgt |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 June 2025 |date=8 June 2025 |url-status=live}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|access-date=8 July 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Le Havre II
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19
|CFA 2 |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|CFA 2 |10 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 3 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Le Havre
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| Lens
|31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Rennes
|Ligue 1 |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15||0||2||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||22||1 | ||||||||||
| Nottingham Forest (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla (loan)
|19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Sevilla
|La Liga |28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}} | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|La Liga |32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79||2||5||0||8||1||1||0||93||3 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!162||5||9||0||12||2||1||0||184||7 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 8 June 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=33141 |title=Loïc Badé |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=8 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| France
|2025 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
Sevilla
- UEFA Europa League: 2022–23{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=31 May 2023 |title=Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/sevilla-roma-europa-league-final-match-report |access-date=31 May 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}
France U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2024{{cite news |last=Ronay |first=Barney |date=9 August 2024 |title=Camello’s extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/09/football-olympics-paris-france-spain-final |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}
France
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2024–25{{cite web|date=8 June 2025|title=Germany 0-2 France report: Kylian Mbappé scores landmark goal as Les Bleus clinch Nations League third place|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/029a-1df3af7eedc9-c3b6e51cf3f1-1000--germany-0-2-france-report-kylian-mbappe-scores-landmark-g/|access-date=8 June 2025|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)}}
Orders
- Knight of the National Order of Merit: 2024{{cite journal |date=24 September 2024 |title=Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite |trans-title=Decree of 23 September 2024 on promotion and appointment to the National Order of Merit |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000050251623 |journal=Official Journal of the French Republic |volume=2024 |issue=227 |id=PRER2420330D |access-date=3 March 2025 |language=fr}}
References
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External links
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- {{FFF player}}
{{Sevilla FC squad}}
{{France men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Footballers from Sèvres
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:AC Boulogne-Billancourt players
Category:Stade Rennais FC players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:France men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for France
Category:Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic silver medalists for France
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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