Moussa Baradji

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Moussa Baradji
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Yverdon-Sport)
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2013 ALJ Limay
2013–2020 FC Mantois
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Team Altamura 45 (5)
2022–2024 Legnago Salus 46 (8)
2024– Yverdon-Sport 28 (4)
2025–Blackburn Rovers (loan) 13 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Moussa Baradji (born 20 November 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport. [2]

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Career

Baradji started his career in France with ALJ Limay and FC Mantois. [3] He signed for Italian club Team Altamura in October 2020, [4] moving to Legnago Salus in August 2022. [5] He signed with Swiss club Yverdon-Sport in July 2024. [6]

He signed for English club Blackburn Rovers in August 2025, [7] [8] having originally failed a medical the previous month from a pre-existing injury [9] Baradji underwent surgery in September 2025 [10] and returned to fitness in November. [11] [12]

He made his Blackburn debut on 21 November, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 league win away to Preston North End. [13] [14]

Baradji scored his first goals for the club on 4 January 2026, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic. [15]

Personal life

Born in France, Baradji is of Malian descent. [3]

References

  1. "Summary – Moussa Baradji – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. Moussa Baradji at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 Diakité, Bréhima (5 August 2024). "Moussa Baradji : « Yverdon, l'opportunité de passer un cap »" [Moussa Baradji: “Yverdon, the opportunity to move up a gear”]. Africa Foot (in French).
  4. "La Team Altamura parla francese". 6 October 2020.
  5. "Un bel poker di arrivi!". 8 August 2022.
  6. "Grazie di tutto, Moussa!". 13 July 2024.
  7. "Rovers make Moussa move!". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. "Lewis Travis: Blackburn captain set to join Derby as Rovers sign Moussa Baradji on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. "Blackburn Rovers boss provides update on Moussa Baradji fitness". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. "Blackburn Rovers team news with update on Moussa Baradji after surgery". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. "Blackburn Rovers: Valérien Ismaël on 'dangerous' social media abuse". BBC Sport. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  12. "Gestede explains Baradji delay and another potential deal Rovers opted against". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  13. "Blackburn Rovers man in contention to make debut against Preston North End". The72. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  14. "Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers: Andri Gudjohnsen heads winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  15. "Report: Rovers 2–2 Charlton Athletic". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2026.