Aliou Badji

Aliou Badji (born 10 October 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Amiens on loan from Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly.

Club Career

Casa Sports was Badji's first club. On 31 January 2017, he completed a transfer to Sweden to join Allsvenskan side Djurgardens 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 Ostersunds 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 Djurgardens IF, Badji earned a reputation as a late-in-the-game goal scorer, with key goals scored late against Hacken, 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.