Loïc Badé

Loïc Badé
	Badé with Lens in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Loïc Séri Badé
Date of birth	11 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sèvres, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	5
Youth career
2007–2014	Antony Sports
2014–2015	Boulogne-Billancourt
2015–2017	Paris FC
2017–2018	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Le Havre II
2020	Le Havre
2020–2021	Lens
2021–2023	Rennes
2022–2023	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)
2023	→ Sevilla (loan)
2023–2025	Sevilla
2025–	Bayer Leverkusen
International career‡
2021–2023	France U21
2024	France Olympic
2025–	France
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
UEFA Nations League
Olympic Games
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025

Loïc Séri Badé (French pronunciation: [lɔik bade]; born 11 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the France national team.

Personal life

Badé was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine,^[3] and is of Ivorian descent.^[4]

Club career

Le Havre

On 30 December 2016, Badé joined Le Havre from the youth academy of Paris FC.^[5] He made his professional debut with Le Havre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Niort on 10 January 2020.^[6] He signed his first professional contract with Lens on 20 June 2020.^[7]

Rennes

On 5 July 2021, Badé joined Rennes on five-year deal.^[8] He scored his first career goal on 4 November 2021 against Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League.^{[citation needed]}

Nottingham Forest loan

On 1 September 2022, Badé joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan, with the club holding an option to make the loan permanent.^[9] On 3 January 2023, Badé's loan to Nottingham Forest was terminated.^{[citation needed]} He left Forest without making a single appearance for the club.

Sevilla

On 4 January 2023, Badé joined La Liga side Sevilla until the end of the season with an option-to-buy.^[10]^[11] He contributed to the team's triumph in the UEFA Europa League, notably scoring in a 3–0 win over Manchester United in the quarter-finals. After making twenty-seven appearances and scoring two goals for the club across six months, Sevilla signed Badé on a permanent deal.^[12]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 21 August 2025, Badé signed for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on a deal until 2030.^[13]

International career

Badé made his debut for the France U21 national team in a 1–1 draw against the Faroe Islands on 6 September 2021.^[14]

On 1 September 2024, Badé received his first call-up to the France national team for two UEFA Nations League matches after Wesley Fofana pulled out due to injury.^[15]

On 8 June 2025, Badé made his international debut for France in a 2–0 win over Germany in the 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals third-place play-off.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2025^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Havre II	2017–18	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2018–19	CFA 2	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2019–20	CFA 2	10	3	—		—		—		10	3
	Total		30	3	—		—		—		30	3
Le Havre	2019–20	Ligue 2	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Lens	2020–21	Ligue 1	31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
Rennes	2021–22	Ligue 1	14	0	2	0	5^[b]	1	—		21	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		15	0	2	0	5	1	—		22	1
Nottingham Forest (loan)	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Sevilla (loan)	2022–23	La Liga	19	1	2	0	6^[c]	1	—		27	2
Sevilla	2023–24	La Liga	28	0	2	0	2^[d]	0	1^[e]	0	33	0
	2024–25	La Liga	32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	Sevilla total		79	2	5	0	8	1	1	0	93	3
Bayer Leverkusen	2025–26	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	1^[d]	0	—		4	0
Career total			165	5	9	0	13	2	1	0	188	7