*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya[2] was born on 26 March 2001 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne[3] and is of Congolese descent.[4]
Club career
Monaco
On 5 February 2018, Badiashile signed his first professional contract with Monaco.[5] He made his professional debut on 11 November, in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.[6]
Chelsea
On 5 January 2023, Badiashile signed with Premier League club Chelsea on a seven-and-a-half-year contract[7] for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be £32.7 million (€37 million).[8] 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.[9]
International career
Badiashile is a senior international for France, having been a part various under-16 to under-21 teams since 2016.[10]