Isaac Babadi

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Isaac Babadi
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Babadi in 2024
Personal information
Full name Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Antwerp (on loan from PSV)
Number 10
Youth career
SV Hatert
NEC Nijmegen
2018–2021 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Jong PSV 53 (8)
2023– PSV 24 (2)
2025– → Antwerp (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 17 (5)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 3 (1)
2023–2024 Netherlands U19 5 (2)
2023– Netherlands U21 5 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2022 Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:35, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (born 6 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Belgian club Royal Antwerp, on loan from Eredivisie club PSV. [2]

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Club career

Isaac Babadi made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 10 January 2022, replacing Johan Bakayoko during a 5–1 home Eerste Divisie against Almere City, [3] their largest win of the season at that point. [4]

For the 2023–24 season, Babadi was moved to the senior squad of PSV. He made his debut on 4 August 2023 as a starter in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield, which PSV won 1–0, giving Babadi his first trophy in his first game. [5]

Four days later, he made his European debut in a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz. Babadi opened scoring in the 4th minute for his first goal for PSV, the game ended with PSV's 4–1 victory. [6]

In March 2024, PSV and Babadi announced that a new contract had been signed by both parties. The new contract runs until 2028. [7] On 1 September 2025 it was confirmed, that Babadi had joined Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp on a loan deal until the end of the season. [8]

International career

Babadi represented the Netherlands at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he was the team's captain as they reached the final before losing to France. [9] Babadi scored the decisive penalty kick in the semi-final penalty shout-out against Serbia.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Babadi is of Sierra Leonean descent. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 00———00
2021–22 Eerste Divisie40———40
2022–23 Eerste Divisie305———305
2023–24 Eerste Divisie62———62
2024–25 Eerste Divisie20———20
Total427———427
PSV Eindhoven 2023–24 Eredivisie 161005 [a] 11 [b] 0222
2024–25 Eredivisie70104 [a] 000120
2025–26 Eredivisie0000000000
Total231109010342
Career total658109110769
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV

References

  1. ↑ "Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi". Eredivisie.
  2. ↑ Isaac Babadi at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (11 January 2022). "Voormalige NEC-talenten Jansen en Babadi maken profdebuut bij Jong PSV". De Gelderlander . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Vijfklapper voor Jong PSV: grootste overwinning van het seizoen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Feyenoord v PSV game report". Soccerway. 4 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "PSV v Sturm Graz game report". Soccerway. 8 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "PSV – Contract news – Isaac Babadi extends contract to mid-2028". PSV.nl. 2 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Isaac Babadi op huurbasis naar RAFC, royalantwerpfc.be, 1 September 2025
  9. ↑ "France U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 1 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Isaac Babadi signs first professional contract with PSV". PSV.nl. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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