Emmanuel Agbadou

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Emmanuel Agbadou
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Agbadou with Reims in 2023
Personal information
Full name Badobre Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou [1]
Date of birth (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 12
Youth career
San Pédro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Monastir 19 (1)
2020–2022 Eupen 64 (6)
2022–2025 Reims 75 (1)
2025– Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 (1)
International career‡
2022– Ivory Coast 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025

Badobre Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou (born 17 June 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Ivory Coast national team. [2]

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Club career

Monastir

In July 2019, Agbadou signed for US Monastir. On 25 September 2019, he played his first match against Stade Tunisien in a 1–0 win. [3]

Eupen

On 1 September 2020, Agbadou join Belgian club Eupen. [4] He played his first professional match on 30 October 2020, in a championship match against the Genk, which ended with a 4–0 defeat for his team.

Reims

On 16 June 2022, Agbadou signed a five-year contract with Reims in France. [5]

Agbadou plays his first game under his on 7 August 2022, in the first day of the 2022–23 season of Ligue 1, against the Marseille.

On 20 September 2024, Agbadou extended his contract with the Reims by one more season, that is, until June 2028. [6]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 9 January 2025, Agbadou signed for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £16.6 million. [7] [8]

Agbadou scored his first goal for Wolves in their match against Crystal Palace on 20 May 2025. [9]

On 1 November 2025, Agbadou was shown a straight red card for fouling Josh King in their 3-0 defeat to Fulham and what proved to be Vítor Pereira's last game in charge as the next day he was sacked after his team went 10 games without a win in the new season. [10]

International career

Agbadou debuted with the Ivory Coast national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to England on 29 March 2022. [11]

On 8 October 2021, Agbadou earned his first cap for the Ivory Coast national team in a match against Malawi. He came on as a substitute for Serge Aurier in a game that his team won 3–0.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 December 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monastir 2019–20 Ligue Professionnelle 1 18110——191
Eupen 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 23130——261
2021–22 33550——385
Total56680——646
Reims 2022–23 Ligue 1 29020——310
2023–24 32122——343
2024–25 14010——150
Total75152——803
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024–25 Premier League 16120——181
2025–26 1300030—160
Total2912030—341
Career total1789162300019711

    International

    As of match played 14 November 2025 [12]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Ivory Coast 202220
    202310
    202481
    202551
    Total162

    Scores and results list Ivory Coast's tally first. [12]

    List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Agbadou
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.19 November 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Chad.svg  Chad 3–04–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
    2.10 October 2025 Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre, MauritiusFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–07–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

    Honours

    Reims

    References

    1. ↑ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
    2. 1 2 Emmanuel Agbadou at Soccerway
    3. ↑ "Monastir vs. Stade Tunisien – 25 September 2019". 25 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
    4. ↑ "Mercato: Agbadou Emmanuel (FC San Pedro) rejoint la Tunisie". mondialsport.ci. 7 July 2019.
    5. ↑ "Emmanuel Agbadou, colosse aux pieds agiles" (in French). Reims. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
    6. ↑ "Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) prolonge son contrat d'un an, jusqu'en 2028". L'Équipe. 20 September 2024.
    7. ↑ "Wolves sign Reims defender Agbadou for £16.6m". BBC Sport. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    8. ↑ "Wolves complete Agbadou signing". wolves.co.uk. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    9. ↑ "Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers – 20 May 2025". Livescore.com. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
    10. ↑ "Fulham 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
    11. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "England vs. Ivory Coast". national-football-teams.com.
    12. 1 2 Emmanuel Agbadou at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
    13. ↑ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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