Badu with Ghana in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Udinese | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Berlin | ||
2006–2007 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Berekum Arsenal | 19 | (7) |
2008–2009 | → Asante Kotoko (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2009 | → Recreativo (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2010– | Udinese | 161 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Ghana U-20 | 10 | (4) |
2011 | Ghana U-23 | 7 | (2) |
2008– | Ghana | 76 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2015 |
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (born 2 December 1990 in Berekum), known mononymously as Badu (/bɑːˈduː/ bah-DOO), is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese as a midfielder.
Badu began his career at Berlin F.C. based in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, before later signing for Berekum Arsenal. Badu was announced in the Ghana Premier League All Star Team on 21 May 2007.
On 11 July 2008, Badu left Berekum Arsenal, signing a one-year loan contract with Asante Kotoko.
Badu had trials in England with Middlesbrough in August 2008 and at Wolverhampton Wanderers three months later.
Badu then signed on 16 April 2009 a six months loan contract with Recreativo de Huelva, on loan from Berlin FC.Reuters quoted a source from a Berlin FC official, that the loan cost Recreativo about €30,000 (US$40,000), while Associated Press reported his new club holds an option for a contract between 30 June 2012 and the loan will effective until the opening of 2009 summer transfer window. His contract with the Spanish club Recreativo de Huelva was dissolved in September 2009 and he moved back to Asante Kotoko.