Kebba Badjie

Kebba Badjie
Personal information
Date of birth	22 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Serekunda, The Gambia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Raufoss
Youth career
0000–2017	Blumenthaler SV
2018	Niendorfer TSV
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	VfL Oldenburg
2019–2021	Werder Bremen II
2021–2022	Werder Bremen
2021–2022	→ Hallescher FC (loan)
2022–2023	VfB Oldenburg
2024–	Raufoss
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Kebba Badjie (born 22 August 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Norwegian First Division club Raufoss.

Career

Born in Serekunda, The Gambia, Badjie grew up in the country before fleeing to Germany aged 14.^[1]^[2] After playing youth football for Blumenthaler SV and Niendorfer TSV, he started his senior career at VfL Oldenburg in the Regionalliga Nord in 2018, whilst working in a warehouse.^[2] After nine goals in 21 games for VfL Oldenburg, he joined Werder Bremen II in summer 2019.^[3] He signed a professional contract with Werder Bremen in January 2021,^[4] and joined Hallescher FC in the 3. Liga on a year-long loan in summer 2021.^[5]

In June 2022 Badjie moved to VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga.^[6]

In March 2024, Badjie joined Norwegian First Division club Raufoss.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Kebba Badjie at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b Unger, Roman (12 January 2021). "Werder Bremen: Erst Post-Praktikant, jetzt Profi: Kebba Badjie startet durch". Bild (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ Blancke, Lars (15 May 2019). "Fußball-Regionalliga: Werder bedient sich beim VfL Oldenburg". Nordwest-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ Camara, Arfang M. S. (13 January 2021). "Kebba Badjie signs professional contract with SV Werder Bremen". The Point. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "HFC leiht Bremens Offensivspieler Badjie aus". kicker (in German). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
^ "Rückkehr nach Oldenburg: VfB holt Badjie aus Bremen". kicker (in German). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "SESONGOPPKJØRINGA ER OVER - ER DU KLAR FOR SERIESTART?" [THE SEASON WARM-UP IS OVER - ARE YOU READY FOR THE START OF THE SERIES?]. www.raufossfotball.no (in Norwegian). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.