# Benoît Badiashile

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

## Early life

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya was born on 26 March 2001 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne and is of Congolese descent.

## Club career
### Monaco

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

### Chelsea

On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed with Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be £32.7 million (€37 million). On 15 January 2023, Badiashile made his debut for Chelsea, starting 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.

## International career

Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part various under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016.
Badiashile received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark in September 2022.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Monaco II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Monaco II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Monaco II | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Monaco | Total | Total | 106 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 135 | 6 |
| Chelsea | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 2024–25 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chelsea | Total | Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 152 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 8 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 25 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| France | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Individual
* IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team: 2021