Benoît Badiashile

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea.

Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya was born on 26 March 2001 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne and is of Congolese descent.

On 5 February 2018, Badiashile signed his first professional contract with Monaco. He made his professional debut on 11 November, in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.

On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed with Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be £32.7 million (€37 million). On 15 January 2023, Badiashile made his debut for Chelsea, starting against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. The French defender played the entire game and earned his new club a clean sheet as Chelsea won 1–0.

Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part various under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016.

Badiashile received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Denmark in September 2022.

Badiashile is the younger brother of Loïc Badiashile, who is also a professional footballer.

Statistics

Season	Competition	Appearances	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Minutes Played
2023/24	Premier League	19	2	0	3	0	1,520
2024/25	Chelsea First Team	9	0	1	2	0	790
Total	—	28	2	1	5	0	2,310