Loïc Badé

French footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Full name Loïc Séri Badé[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Sèvres, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
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Loïc Badé
Badé with Bayer Leverkusen in 2025
Personal information
Full name Loïc Séri Badé[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 26)[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)
2022–2023Nottingham Forest (loan) 0 (0)
2023Sevilla (loan) 19 (1)
2023–2025 Sevilla 60 (1)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 23 (0)
International career
2021–2023 France U21 6 (0)
2024 France Olympic 8 (1)
2025– France 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Third place2025
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025
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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] 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 25 April 2026[17]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2017–18 CFA 2 3030
2018–19 CFA 2 170170
2019–20 CFA 2 103103
Total 303303
Le Havre 2019–20 Ligue 2 700070
Lens 2020–21 Ligue 1 31020330
Rennes 2021–22 Ligue 1 140205[b]1211
2022–23 Ligue 1 10000010
Total 1502051221
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 000000
Sevilla (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 191206[c]1272
Sevilla 2023–24 La Liga 280202[d]01[e]0330
2024–25 La Liga 32110331
Sevilla total 792508110933
Bayer Leverkusen 2025–26 Bundesliga 230308[d]0340
Career total 1855120202102187
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International

As of match played 8 June 2025[18]
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202510
Total10
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Honours

References

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