Benjamin Agyeman-Badu

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Ben Agyeman-Badu
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Agyeman-Badu
Date of birth (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2014–2016 Blackpool
2014–2015 → Ryan FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Blackpool 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sloboda Užice 18 (0)
2018 Ankaran 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2019

Benjamin Agyeman-Badu (born 2 October 1998) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a winger. [1] He holds a joined British and Ghanaian nationality. [2]

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Career

Born in UK capital London, [3] Benjamin Agyeman-Badu played with youth-team of Blackpool [4] In the season 2014–15 he played on loan at Ryan FC as scholar. [5] In summer 2015 he returned to Blackpool youth team. [6] In 2016 he was part of Blackpool scholars [7] While with Blackpool youth team, he also played as full-back. [8] In 2016 he became senior by playing simultaneously with Blackpool's reserves team. [9] The records mention him in a number of naming variants, from fullname Benjamin Agyeman-Badu, to Benjamin Agyemang-Badu, Benjamin Agyeman, Benjamin Badu, Ben Agyeman or Ben Badu.

In summer 2017 he left England and joined Serbian club FK Sloboda Užice. [10] [11] [12]

On 25 August 2018, Agyeman-Badu made his league debut for Slovenian Second League side Ankaran. [13]

Personal life

In April 2020, Agyeman-Badu was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. [14] [15] He and his two co-defendants were remanded in custody. On 15 August 2022, Agyeman-Badu was jailed for thirteen years. [16]

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References

  1. Benjamin Agyeman-Badu: Moving abroad at 18 and experiencing cultural differences in Serbia and Slovenia englishplayersabroad.com
  2. Jay Bothroyd And The Other English Players Making A Living Abroad by Andy Edgeworth, at thesportsman.com, 14-2-2018, retrieved 29-3-2018
  3. Benjamin Agyeman-Badu Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine at srbijafudbal.com, retrieved 29-3-2018 (in Serbian)
  4. U18s: Bolton 2-1 Blackpool AET at Bolton Wanderers official website, 2-10-2016, retrieved 29-3-2018
  5. RYAN FC Players Signed for 2014-15 season at Ryan FC official website, retrieved 29-3-2018
  6. thefa.com, July 2015 PDF file
  7. EFL: Club retained and released lists published at efl.com, 23-6-2016, retrieved 29-3-2018
  8. FULL MATCH REPORT: Extra special FA Youth Cup victory for Whites at theboltonnews.co.uk, 3-11-2016, retrieved 29-3-2018
  9. Ben Badu at footballdatabase.eu
  10. Benjamin Agyeman at prvaligasrbije.com (in Serbian)
  11. Benjamin Agyeman profile at Soccerway
  12. Benjamin Agyeman Badu Archived 2018-03-30 at the Wayback Machine at FK Sloboda Užice official website
  13. "ANKARAN HRVATINI VS. ROGAŠKA 1 - 1". Soccerway. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  14. "Three men charged with attempted murder in connection with Chingford firearm incident". East London & West Essex Guardian. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. "Former footballer 'tried to murder gangland rival'". Court News UK. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. "Former Blackpool winger jailed for school drive-by shooting". Court News UK. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.