Bilal Bafdili

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Bilal Bafdili
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Charleroi, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mechelen
Number 35
Youth career
AFC Tubize
2018–2019 Waasland-Beveren
2019–2020 Standard Liège
2020–2022 Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Jong KVM 28 (15)
2023– Mechelen 53 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Bilal Bafdili (born 3 August 2004) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen.

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Career

Bafdili began playing futsal as a youth, before going through the academies of AFC Tubize, Waasland-Beveren, and Standard Liège before moving to Mechelen in 2020 to finish his development. [1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2022. On 24 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Mechelen until 2025. [2] On 28 January 2023, he debuted with the senior Mechelen side in a Belgian Pro League loss to Westerlo. [3] On 13 June 2024 his contract was extended until 2027. [4]

Personal life

Born in Belgium, Bafdili is of Moroccan descent. [5] He is the cousin of the footballers Dalil and Zaïd Bafdili. [6]

References

  1. ↑ De Koninck, Jordi (9 November 2023). "Een kennismaking met basisdebutant Bilal Bafdili (KV Mechelen): "Thuis oefenen we ontzettend veel op techniek"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "KV Mechelen geeft jonge middenvelder Bilal Bafdili eerste profcontract". GVA. 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Westerlo heeft recordman Foster niet nodig en legt zwak KV Mechelen over de knie met twee goals van Kyan Vaesen".
  4. ↑ Info, Par RTL (13 June 2024). "Malines prolonge le contrat de Bilal Bafdili jusqu'en 2027". RTL Info (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bilal Bafdili verlengt tot 2027". KV Mechelen. 13 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Zaïd (16) is de derde en jongste profvoetballer in de familie Bafdili: "Droom om ooit samen te spelen met broer en neef"" [Zaïd (16) is the third and youngest professional footballer in the Bafdili family: "Dream to one day play with my brother and cousin"] (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2025.

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