Evelyn Badu

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Evelyn Badu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 23) [1] [2]
Place of birth Seikwa, Ghana
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Molde
Number 13
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hasaacas Ladies
2022–2024 Avaldsnes IL 47 (3)
2024–2025 Fleury 13 (1)
2025– Molde 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Ghana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 March 2025 [2]
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2019 [3]

Evelyn Badu (born 11 September 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Norwegian 1. divisjon club Molde FK and the Ghana national team. She previously played for Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL and French club FC Fleury 91.

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Club career

Badu has played for Hasaacas Ladies in Ghana, appearing at the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament. [2] She moved to Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL for the 2022 season. [4]

In March 2024, French club FC Fleury 91 announced the signing of Badu midway into the 2023–24 season. [5]

On 26 March 2025, Norwegian 1. divisjon club Molde FK announced that they had signed Badu to a one-year contract. [6]

International career

Badu was part of the Ghana squad that competed in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, but she did not play any matches. [2] She capped at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round). [3]

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 February 2023 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–03–0 Friendly
2.11 April 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–01–0
3.14 July 2023 General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry, Guinea Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3–03–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4.18 July 2023Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–04–0
5.3–0

Honours

Hasaacas Ladies

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Effectif - Arkema PL / Saison 2024-2025". FC Fleury 91 (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Evelyn Badu at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "JO 2020 - Qualifications AFRIQUE : le NIGERIA out, le GHANA aussi" [2020 Olympics - AFRICA Qualifications: NIGERIA out, GHANA too]. FootOFéminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ghana's Badu will need time to settle - Riise". BBC News. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Black Queens icon Evelyn Badu signs for French side FC Fleury 91 Feminines". GhanaSoccernet. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Evelyn Badu klar for Molde!". Molde (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Match Report: Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa to lift Premier League title". Ghana Football Association. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Hasaacas Ladies win the Normalization Committee's women's special competition". Happy Ghana. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa Ladies to seal an historic double". Ghana Football Association. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Yeboah, Isaac (5 August 2021). "Hasaacas Ladies win WAFU Zone B tournament". Graphic Online. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Women's African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns win inaugural title". BBC Sport . 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "CAFWCL: Evelyn Badu wins top scorer prize". Citi Sports Online. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League - Best of the Group Stage". Confederation of African Football (CAF). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Full list of winners at 2022 Entertainment Achievement Awards". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. 1 2 Wiredu, Princeton (28 November 2023). Tamakloe, Victor Atsu (ed.). "Black Queens' Evelyn Badu bags two Best Player awards in Norway". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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