Dominique Badji

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Dominique Badji
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Badji playing for Colorado Rapids in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Boston University Terriers 69 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Real Boston Rams 6 (4)
2015–2018 Colorado Rapids 91 (24)
2015 → Charlotte Independence (loan) 6 (3)
2018–2020 FC Dallas 38 (8)
2020–2021 Nashville SC 17 (1)
2021 Colorado Rapids 12 (5)
2022– FC Cincinnati 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:55, November 8, 2021 (UTC)

Dominique Badji (born October 16, 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

Career[]

Early life[]

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Badji moved to Tanzania and Zimbabwe prior to moving to the United States to help further his education. Badji spent two years at Episcopal High School, a prestigious boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia on a full scholarship before eventually attending Boston University where he played soccer for the Boston University Terriers.[1] While with the Terriers, Badji received many awards, the latest of which included 2014 All Region First Team Awards and the 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year award.[1] Badji was one of the most athletic collegiate players heading into the MLS Combine in 2015 in Fort. Lauderdale, Florida, and his testing numbers on the first day backed it up.[2] With a time of 3.98 secs in the 30-meter dash, 4.10 secs in the 5–10–5 agility and a vertical leap of 36 inches, Badji was the only athlete to score in the top 10 of each category.[2]

Colorado Rapids[]

On 15 January 2015, Badji was selected by the Colorado Rapids as the 67th overall selection during the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.[1] After impressing the coaching staff during pre-season, Badji was signed to a professional contract on March 4.[1] Badji scored his first professional goal on April 10 against FC Dallas, ending a 600 minute goalless drought for the club, dating back to 2014.[3] Badji's performance earned him a spot on the MLS Team of the Week alongside teammate Dillon Powers [4]

FC Dallas[]

On 23 July 2018, Badji was announced to be traded to FC Dallas for the midfielder and USMNT Player Kellyn Acosta. Badji made his debut for the club in August 2018 against the Seattle Sounders and scored. Dallas went on to lose that game 2–1. Badji was subbed on and started games for the club more frequently. He achieved a total of ten appearances for the club in the 2018 season.

Nashville SC[]

On 2 December 2019, Nashville SC acquired Badji from FC Dallas in exchange for $175,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and $150,000 in General Allocation Money.[5]

Return to Colorado Rapids[]

On 29 July 2021, Badji returned to Colorado Rapids, traded in exchange for up to $100,000 in General Allocation Money.[6]

FC Cincinnati[]

On 4 January 2022, Badji signed a one-year deal with FC Cincinnati as a free agent.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of 31 October 2021[8]
Club Season League Open Cup League Cup CONCACAF Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colorado Rapids 2015 Major League Soccer 15 2 2 2 — — 17 4
2016 27 6 2 1 4 0 — 33 7
2017 33 9 2 1 — — 35 10
2018 16 7 — — 0 0 2 0 18 7
Total 91 24 6 4 4 0 2 0 103 28
Charlotte Independence (loan) 2015 United Soccer League 6 2 — — — 6 2
FC Dallas 2018 Major League Soccer 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2019 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 6
Total 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 8
Nashville SC 2020 Major League Soccer 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2021 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Colorado Rapids 2021 Major League Soccer 12 5 — 0 0 — 12 5
Career Total 164 40 6 4 4 0 2 0 176 44

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rapids sign SuperDraft pick Dominique Badji after successful preseason". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2015 adidas MLS Player Combine: The top 10 players in power, agility and speed rankings". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Match Recap: FC Dallas 0, Colorado Rapids 4". fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Team of the Week (Wk 6): Colorado Rapids spring to life as young guns dispatch FC Dallas". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ Boehm, Charles (2 December 2019). "FC Dallas trade Dominique Badji to Nashville SC for $325,000 in allocation money". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. ^ SC, Nashville. "Nashville Soccer Club Trades Dominique Badji to the Colorado Rapids". Nashville SC.
  7. ^ "FC Cincinnati sign forward Dominique Badji | FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati.
  8. ^ Dominique Badji at Soccerway

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