Sekou Baradji (footballer, born 1984)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istres | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2002 | Le Mans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Le Mans | 21 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Reading (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Tours | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Martigues | 22 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Naval 1º de Maio | 31 | (1) |
| 2011 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Dijon | 78 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Valenciennes | 40 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Amiens | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Istres | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Sekou Baradji (born 24 April 1984) is a French professional footballer.[1] A midfielder, he plays for FC Istres. He also holds Senegalese citizenship.
Career in England
[edit]Baradji signed for West Ham United on the transfer deadline, 31 August 2005. He was immediately loaned to Reading. He had been on trial with Derby; Burnley tried to offer him a contract before West Ham signed the midfielder.[2] He only made three appearances for the Royals, twice in the Football League Cup[3] and once in the league, a substitute appearance against Sheffield United in which Baradji's free kick allowed Brynjar Gunnarsson to score the winner in a pivotal first-against-second match.[4] Reading did not extend Baradji's loan[5] and West Ham later released him.[6]
In 2010 Baradji was on trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic and played in their pre-season friendly draw with Oldham Athletic.[7] He also travelled to Austria with the team and played in their 4–1 victory over NK Rudar on 26 July 2010.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sekou Baradji at Soccerbase
- ^ "Football News | Championship | Reading | Baradji shunned Burnley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Sekou Baradji (24 April 1984). "Sekou Baradji Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log - Naval 1º Maio, Portuguese Liga - ESPN Soccernet". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Gunnarsson's late winner gives Royals three points". Readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Transfer update – Baraji to leave but Howell & Rendell both expected to return". Readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Pardew wields Hammers axe". Skysports.com. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ Kendrick, Paul. "Oldham Athletic 1 Wigan Athletic 1 - Wigan Athletic". Wigan Today. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Wigan Athletic - Wigan Athletic 4-1 NK Rudar Velenje". Wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Sekou Baradji at Soccerway
- Sekou Baradji – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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