Benoît Badiashile

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea.

Early life

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

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.

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. 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.

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.

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