Edgar Badia

Edgar Badia Guardiola (born 12 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a goalkeeper.

Club Career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Badia was a product of local RCD Espanyol. He spent his first seasons as a senior competing in Segunda Division B and Tercera Division, with the B team.

On 11 January 2012, Badia made his official debut with the main squad, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Cordoba CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (5–4 on aggregate). He continued to be almost exclusively associated with the B's during his spell.

Badia signed with Granada CF in July 2013, being assigned to the reserves in the third division. On 20 January of the following year, after acting as a backup to Stole Dimitrievski, he terminated his contract with the Andalusians and moved to fellow league team CF Reus Deportiu.

Badia was an undisputed starter for the club in the following campaigns, achieving promotion to Segunda Division in 2016.