Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | PSV | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
SV Hatert | |||||||||||||||||
NEC Nijmegen | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | PSV Eindhoven | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Jong PSV | 39 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | PSV | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 |
Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (born 6 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Eredivisie club PSV.[2]
Isaac Babadi made his professional debut for Jong PSV on the 10 January 2022, replacing Johan Bakayoko during a 5–1 home Eerste Divisie against Almere City,[3] their largest win of the season at that point.[4]
For the 2023–24 season, Babadi was moved to the senior squad of PSV. He made his debut on 4 August 2023 as a starter in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield, which PSV won 1–0, giving Babadi his first trophy in his first game.[5]
Four days later, he made his European debut in a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz. Babadi opened scoring in the 4th minute for his first goal for PSV, the game ended with PSV's 4–1 victory.[6]
Babadi represented the Netherlands at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he was the team's captain as they reached the final before losing to France.[7] Babadi scored the decisive penalty kick in the semifinal penalty shout-out against Serbia.
Born in the Netherlands, Babadi is of Sierra Leonean descent.[8]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
Total | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||||
PSV Eindhoven | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Career total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7 |
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