# Aliou Badji

Aliou Badji (born 10 October 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Red Star.

## Club career

Casa Sports was Badji's first club. On 31 January 2017, he completed a transfer to Sweden to join Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF, signing a four-year contract. His professional debut for the club came on 3 April in a league game against IK Sirius. Badji scored his first professional goal on 23 July in the league versus Östersunds FK. In the next game, Badji started for the first time and scored after 30 minutes against AFC Eskilstuna. While having difficulties establishing himself as a starter in his first seasons at Djurgårdens IF, Badji earned a reputation as a late-in-the-game goal scorer, with key goals scored late against Häcken, Mariupol and AIK.
In January 2019, it was revealed Badji had rejected a move to Hebei China Fortune of the Chinese Super League. On 6 February, Badji was transferred to Rapid Wien for an undisclosed fee; signing a three-a-half-year contract. On 16 January 2020, Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly announced the signing of Badji on a four-a-half-year contract for a reported fee of €2 million. He netted on his league debut for the club, scoring the equaliser in an eventual 2–1 win away to Pyramids on 6 February. In August 2021, Badji joined French club Amiens on a one-year loan with an option to buy.
On 31 January 2024, Badji was loaned to Gaziantep.
On 12 August 2024, Badji signed for Ligue 2 club Red Star.

## International career

Badji has represented Senegal at U20 level, he scored 12 goals in 12 caps prior to participating in the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia; he scored one goal (in the semi-final versus Guinea U20) as Senegal went onto finish as runners-up. He also appeared for Senegal at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 13 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 10 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Total | Total | 48 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 15 |
| Rapid Wien | 2018–19 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
| Rapid Wien | 2019–20 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 |
| Rapid Wien | Total | Total | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| Al Ahly | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Ankaragücü (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Amiens (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 14 |
| Amiens | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Bordeaux | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Gaziantep (loan) | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Red Star | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 196 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 226 | 53 |
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the 2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga Europa League play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the CAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in the Egyptian Super Cup

## Honours

Djurgårdens IF
* Svenska Cupen: 2017–18
Al Ahly
* CAF Champions League: 2019–20
* Egypt Cup: 2019–20
* Egyptian Premier League: 2019-20