Milan Badelj
Croatian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milan Badelj (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐlan bǎdeʎ];[2][3] born 25 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Serie A club Genoa. He was a member of the Croatian squad that finished runners-up in the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as part of the country's squad at its 2014 edition and the UEFA Euro's editions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
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Full name | Milan Badelj[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1995–2002 | Ponikve | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | NK Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | 113 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 28 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Hamburger SV | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Fiorentina | 108 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Lazio | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Genoa | 122 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Croatia U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Croatia U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2023 | Croatia | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:43, 1 June 2021 (UTC) |
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