Isaac Babadi
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.png) Babadi in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Antwerp (on loan from PSV) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| SV Hatert | |||||||||||||||||
| NEC Nijmegen | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | PSV | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jong PSV | 53 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | PSV | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Antwerp (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 19 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:35, 19 October 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (born 6 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Belgian club Royal Antwerp, on loan from Eredivisie club PSV.[2]
Club career
[edit]Isaac Babadi made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 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]
In March 2024, PSV and Babadi announced that a new contract had been signed by both parties. The new contract runs until 2028.[7] On 1 September 2025 it was confirmed, that Babadi had joined Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8]
International career
[edit]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.[9] Babadi scored the decisive penalty kick in the semi-final penalty shout-out against Serbia.
Personal life
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Babadi is of Sierra Leonean descent.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 12 April 2025
| 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 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 7 | — | — | — | 42 | 7 | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
[edit]PSV
References
[edit]- ^ "Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi". Eredivisie.
- ^ Isaac Babadi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Pichel, Dominique (11 January 2022). "Voormalige NEC-talenten Jansen en Babadi maken profdebuut bij Jong PSV". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Vijfklapper voor Jong PSV: grootste overwinning van het seizoen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord v PSV game report". Soccerway. 4 August 2023.
- ^ "PSV v Sturm Graz game report". Soccerway. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "PSV – Contract news – Isaac Babadi extends contract to mid-2028". PSV.nl. 2 March 2024.
- ^ Isaac Babadi op huurbasis naar RAFC, royalantwerpfc.be, 1 September 2025
- ^ "France U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Isaac Babadi signs first professional contract with PSV". PSV.nl. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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