Academy, selection… Benoît Badiashile at AS Monaco in 10 dates
Officially transferred to Chelsea at the beginning of January, the central defender trained at the Academy has known everything in the Principality. A look back at the unique career and meteoric rise of a young Monegasque who is now an international tricolor.
He will have disputed 135 matches with the Diagonal on the shoulders ! Launched into the deep end of the professional world by Thierry Henry at only 17 years and 7 months, Benoit Badiashile certainly had no idea that he was going to know everything with AS Monaco.
Thank you for everything and good luck for the future @BadiashileB 🙏#MadeInLaDiagonale pic.twitter.com/IevFpnZ0r4
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) January 5, 2023
“From child to adult” in seven years
The pressure of Champions League matches, a last-minute rescue, the race for the podium in Ligue 1, a Coupe de France final, his first selection with the Blues… The little youngster from the Academy has since matured over time. rapid and steady progress. When saying goodbye to the club that saw him grow, back to the important dates of a dazzling journey.
A kid turned pro 👶
We are on February 5, 2018. Benoît was not yet 17 when he signed his first professional contract with AS Monaco. Upgraded since his arrival at the training center two years earlier, he then started in the reserve team, in the company of Kephren Thuram in particular. It does not stay long, since quickly destined to join the pro group. Early
🖋 AS Monaco is pleased to announce the signing of Benoît Badiashile’s first professional contract, effective from July 1, 2018! pic.twitter.com/WUveUAcLXI
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) February 5, 2018
The first 🏟
Regularly present at training among the professional workforce in the company of his brother, Loic, the young Monegasque central defender, originally from Limoges, made his first appearance in the top flight on 11 November of the same year. A nod to history, he is already faced with a big match, since AS Monaco faces Paris Saint-Germain that day. Kylian Mbappe. Thierry Henry then trusts the talent shaped at the Academy. The result is hard (4-0 defeat), but Benoît’s career is well and truly received! Temper
The European thrill 🇪🇺
During the fall, injuries did not spare the Principality club, which was forced to trust many talents from the training center (Badiashile, Biancone, Massengo, Sylla). This is the case on November 28, 2018, travel day at the Wanda Metropolitano to face Atlético Madrid by Antoine Griezmann and… Thomas Lemar ! Established in a three-sided defense of Jemerson and Andrea Raggi, the younger brother of the Badiashile cannot prevent the setback (2-0). But its European destiny is on the way.
First but… in a derby! ⚽
What could be better for a teenager brought up in red and white than to open his counter against the rival from Nice? This will be the next step taken by Benoît on January 16, 2019. While the maintenance operation is activated, the new international U19 tricolor turns into a scorer to equalize in a badly filed derby at the Stade Louis-II. In the 50th minute of play, the Monegasque number 32 scored his first with a header but with the Diagonal on his shoulders, thus responding to Allan Saint-Maximin. As a result, AS Monaco snatch the point of the draw which will count at the end of the season, to keep the Club in the top flight the following May.
French Cup Final 🏆
After winning to save the Rock club from a new descent in Ligue 2, the left-hander finally offers himself an opportunity to win a first trophy with his training club. Thanks to a flawless run so far (Grenoble, Nice, Metz, Lyon, Rumilly-Vallieres), Benoît Badiashile and the Monegasques climb in the Coupe de France final against Paris Saint Germain. On May 19, 2021, the latter enters during the match, without being able to prevent the success of the vice-champion of France. Experience
Back on the podium… and in Europe! 🍾
Four days later, AS Monaco of Niko Kovac is still in contention to finish on the Ligue 1 podium for the first time since 2018. Thanks to a series of eight successes in nine games, including the latest against Rennes at the Stade Louis-II (2-1), the teammates of “Badiash” have their destiny in hand when they go to Lens. At the end of a suspended match, the draw validates the 3rd place of the Club, and his return to the European scene ! Back to the top
100th pro game 🎂
Again, the final score will not delight him. However, the new number 5 of AS Monaco will cross an important milestone in his young career. In Brest, on this last day of October 2021, the scenario is not favorable to the Red and Whites, who are forced to bow by two but apart. Whatever, the big “Ben” just celebrated its 100th under the colors of his favorite club. Pride
Arm cuff ©
A few months later, again against Brest, he will experience an unprecedented experience. It is indeed he who recovers the captain’s armband after the exit of Wissam Ben Yedder shortly before the additional time of the second period. A first designated by a 4-2 victory. This situation will then repeat itself a few times in friendly matches, such as against Austria Vienna or Fiorentina, his last match played with AS Monaco. Captain
Centenary in Ligue 1 🎖
On the other hand, the Derby is his hobby! Almost a year after his centenary in red and white, Benoît does not stop on such a good path and celebrates this time his hundredth in the elite. A new level crossed, crowned by a success at the Allianz Riviera against the great rival, OGC Nice, on September 4, 2022. Thanks to a goal from Breel Embolo with a header, Philippe Clément’s men leave with the three points from the top of the Côte d’Azur (1-0 success). A story of local supremacy… and round numbers!
🤔 What color is the Côte d’Azur tonight?
The answer in pictures 😏
‣ 0-1 #OGCNASM pic.twitter.com/vbQ3HqSYed
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) September 4, 2022
1st selection in the France team 👏
It is certainly the career of the last event that marked his young but rich Monegasque. On September 22, Benoît Badiashile honored his first selection in the France A team. Called by Didier Deschamps to respond to the numerous packages, the captain of the Espoirs does more than help out. Established with his friends Youssouf Fofana and Aurelien Tchouameni facing Austria, the child of the Rock imprinted by his maturity. Result, a very successful performance and a 2-0 success for the Blues! One more step, and more to come