Benoît Badiashile
Badiashile playing for Monaco in 2021
Personal information
Full name Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya
Date of birth (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001
Place of birth Limoges, France
Height 1.94.75 m[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2008 Limoges
2008–2016 Malesherbes
2016–2018 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Monaco II 12 (0)
2018–2023 Monaco 106 (6)
2023– Chelsea 17 (1)
International career‡
2016 France U16 5 (0)
2017–2018 France U17 6 (0)
2018 France U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 France U19 18 (0)
2020–2023 France U21 19 (0)
2022– France 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team.

Early life

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya[2] was born on 26 March 2001 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne.[3] He is of DR Congolese descent.[4]

Club career

Monaco

On 5 February 2018, Badiashile signed his first professional contract with Monaco.[5] On 11 November, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[6]

Chelsea

On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract[7] for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be £32.7 million (€37 million).[8] On 15 January 2023, Badiashile made his debut for Chelsea, as he started against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The French defender played the entire game and earned his new club a clean sheet as Chelsea won 1–0.[9]

International career

Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part of a number of under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016.[10]

Badiashile received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark in September 2022.[11]

Style of play

Badiashile often opts to keep play moving and picks out wingers with long balls, switching the play regularly. He is a very good passer of the ball and therefore, plays a key role in starting attacks from the back.[12]

Personal life

Badiashile is the younger brother of Loïc Badiashile, who is also a professional footballer.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2017–18[2] Championnat National 2 30————30
2018–19[2] Championnat National 2 90————90
Total 120————120
Monaco 2018–19[2] Ligue 1 20110302[lower-alpha 3]000261
2019–20[2] Ligue 1 1602020——200
2020–21[2] Ligue 1 35240———392
2021–22[2] Ligue 1 24100—10[lower-alpha 4]0—341
2022–23[2] Ligue 1 11200—5[lower-alpha 5]0—162
Total 10667050170—1356
Chelsea 2022–23[14] Premier League 11100———111
2023–24[15] Premier League 100011——21
Total 1210011——132
Career total 13077061170001608
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 202220
Total20

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Benoit Badiashile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "B. Badiashile: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Benoît Badiashile". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "FOOT-LDC: AS MONACO, LOIC BADIASHILE EN ¼ DE FINALE – VOILA NIGHT". 17 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Benoit BADIASHILE". AS Monaco FC.
  6. ↑ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 13ème journée – AS Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain". Ligue de Football Professionnel.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea sign Badiashile". Chelsea F.C. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Steinberg, Jacob (1 January 2023). "Chelsea agree £32.7m fee for Monaco centre-back Benoît Badiashile". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Potter on spirited win, debutant's impact and Mudryk signing". www.chelseafc.com. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Youth League - Benoît Badiashile Mukinayi". UEFA.
  11. ↑ "France Nations League squad: Badiashile, Fofana and Kolo Muani receive first-ever call-up, Dembele and Giroud return". Football Today. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Chelsea centerback scouting part four: Benoit Badiashile". 16 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Le très convoité Benoît Badiashile signe pro à Monaco – Ligue 1 – France". SO FOOT.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Benoît Badiashile: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "IFFHS MEN'S YOUTH (U20) WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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