Bandiougou Fadiga

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Bandiougou Fadiga
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Fadiga with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020
Personal information
Full name Bandiougou Fadiga
Date of birth (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lorient
Youth career
2010–2013 Issy-les-Moulineaux
2013–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Paris Saint-Germain B 1 (0)
2020–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 6 (0)
2021Brest (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2024 Olympiacos 5 (0)
2022–2024 Olympiacos B 8 (0)
2022–2023Ionikos (loan) 28 (1)
2024– Lorient 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Bandiougou Fadiga (born 15 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Lorient. [1]

Contents

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Fadiga signed his first professional contract on 29 January 2019. [2] He made his professional debut on 16 September 2020 in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win against Metz. [3] "I feel a lot of pride, it was difficult to come on in such a match. I cannot ask for more than a win at the Parc for my first game," he said to PSG TV after the match. [4] Fadiga would go on to make five more appearances in the first half of the 2020–21 season for PSG. [1]

Loan to Brest

On 1 February 2021, Fadiga joined Ligue 1 side Brest on loan until the end of the season, with the deal containing a purchase option. [5] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 Coupe de France win over Rodez on 10 February. [6] On 6 March, Fadiga started in a 3–0 home Coupe de France defeat to his parent club PSG. [7] At the 9th minute of the match, he was punished by Marco Verratti, who stole the ball from him and provided the assist for Kylian Mbappé's opening goal. [8] In the second half of the match, Fadiga tested PSG goalkeeper Sergio Rico with several attempts, but did not manage to score. [9] At the end of the season, Fadiga returned to the capital from his loan in Brittany, having made a total of six appearances. [10]

Olympiacos

On 14 January 2022, Fadiga signed for Super League Greece side Olympiacos on a contract until 2026. [11] He made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 league win over Panetolikos on 2 February. [1] One week later, he made his first start for Olympiacos in a 3–1 Greek Cup quarter-final win over the same opponents. At the third minute of the match, Fadiga fired a ball onto the crossbar; he scored three minutes later after stealing the ball from opponent Johan Mårtensson and receiving an assist from João Carvalho. [12] In his first season with Olympiacos, Fadiga won the league title. [13]

In the 2022–23 season, Fadiga joined fellow Super League Greece club Ionikos on loan. He became an integral member of the squad, playing twenty-eight league matches and scoring one goal. [1] [14] In May 2023, it was revealed that he had been voted Ionikos's Player of the Season. [15] However, the club was relegated at the end of the season. [16]

Lorient

On 14 August 2024, Fadiga joined Lorient on a four-year contract. [17]

Personal life

Born in France, Fadiga holds French and Malian nationalities. [18] [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2023 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1010
Paris Saint-Germain 2020–21 Ligue 1 6000000060
Brest (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1402060
Olympiacos 2021–22 Super League Greece 50111 [lower-alpha 1] 071
Olympiacos B 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 2020
2023–24 Super League Greece 24040
Total6060
Ionikos (loan) 2022–23 Super League Greece28110291
Career total501411000552
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Olympiacos

Individual

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