Isaac Babadi

Isaac Babadi
Babadi in 2024
Personal information
Full name Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi
Date of birth (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam (on loan from PSV)
Youth career
SV Hatert
N.E.C.
2018–2021 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong PSV 53 (8)
2023– PSV 24 (2)
2025–2026 → Antwerp (loan) 17 (0)
2026– → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 3 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Netherlands U17 17 (5)
2022–2023 Netherlands U18 3 (1)
2023–2024 Netherlands U19 5 (2)
2023– Netherlands U21 6 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2022 Israel
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:30, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi (born 6 April 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from PSV.

Club career

Isaac Babadi made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 10 January 2022, replacing Johan Bakayoko during a 5–1 home Eerste Divisie against Almere City, their largest win of the season at that point.

For the 2023–24 season, Babadi was moved to the senior squad of PSV. He made his debut on 4 August 2023 as a starter in the 2023 Johan Cruyff Shield, which PSV won 1–0, giving Babadi his first trophy in his first game.

Four days later, he made his European debut in a Champions League qualifier against Sturm Graz. Babadi opened scoring in the 4th minute for his first goal for PSV, the game ended with PSV's 4–1 victory.

In March 2024, PSV and Babadi announced that a new contract had been signed by both parties. The new contract runs until 2028. On 1 September 2025 it was confirmed, that Babadi had joined Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp on a loan deal until the end of the season.

International career

Babadi represented the Netherlands at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he was the team's captain as they reached the final before losing to France. Babadi scored the decisive penalty kick in the semi-final penalty shout-out against Serbia.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Babadi is of Sierra Leonean descent.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 00———00
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 40———40
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 305———305
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 62———62
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 121———121
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 10———10
Total 538———538
PSV Eindhoven 2023–24 Eredivisie 161005110222
2024–25 Eredivisie 70104000120
2025–26 Eredivisie 0000000000
Total 231109010342
Antwerp (loan) 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 17040——210
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2026–27 Eredivisie 3100——31
Career total 961050911011111
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV

References

  1. ↑ "Isaac Achmed Koroma Junior Babadi". Eredivisie.
  2. ↑ Isaac Babadi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (11 January 2022). "Voormalige NEC-talenten Jansen en Babadi maken profdebuut bij Jong PSV". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Vijfklapper voor Jong PSV: grootste overwinning van het seizoen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Feyenoord v PSV game report". Soccerway. 4 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "PSV v Sturm Graz game report". Soccerway. 8 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "PSV – Contract news – Isaac Babadi extends contract to mid-2028". PSV.nl. 2 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Isaac Babadi op huurbasis naar RAFC, royalantwerpfc.be, 1 September 2025
  9. ↑ "France U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 1 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Isaac Babadi signs first professional contract with PSV". PSV.nl. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.