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Dominique Badji
Senegalese professional football player

Dominique Badji

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Intro
Senegalese professional football player
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Dakar, Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal
Age
32 years
Stats
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
79 kg
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Dominique Badji (born October 16, 1992) is an Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.

Career

Early life

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Badji moved to Tanzania and Zimbabwe prior to moving to the United States to help further his education. Badji spent 2 years at Episcopal High School, a prestigious boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia on a full scholarship before eventually attending Boston University where he played soccer for the Boston University Terriers. While with the Terriers, Badji received many awards, the latest of which included 2014 All Region First Team Awards and the 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year award. Badji was one of the most athletic collegiate players heading into the MLS Combine in 2015 in Fort. Lauderdale, Florida, and his testing numbers on the first day backed it up.With a time of 3.98 secs in the 30-meter dash, 4.10 secs in the 5-10-5 agility and a vertical leap of 36 inches, Badji was the only athlete to score in the top 10 of each category.

Colorado Rapids

On January 15, 2015, Badji was selected by the Colorado Rapids as the 67th overall selection during the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. After impressing the coaching staff during pre-season, Badji was signed to a professional contract on March 4. Badji scored his first professional goal on April 10th against FC Dallas, ending a 600 minute goalless drought for the club, dating back to 2014. Badji's performance earned him a spot on the MLS Team of the Week alongside teammate Dillon Powers

Career statistics

As of March 7, 2015
ClubSeasonLeagueOpen CupLeague CupCONACAFTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Rapids2015MLS15221173
Charlotte Independence (loan)2015USL6262
Colorado Rapids2016MLS20321224
Career total417420000459

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