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Sékou Baradji (footballer, born 1995)
Sékou Baradji (born 30 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for RC Grasse. Early lifeBaradji was born in Cergy, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, to a Senegalese mother. He is also of Malian descent.[1] He acquired French nationality on 25 February 2002, through the collective effect connected to the reinstatement of his mother in French nationality.[2] CareerBaradji was in the youth system of Cergy Pontoise from the age of 8 until 2012. He then trialled with Elche and signed a contract with the Under-19s. He returned to France after three months to complete his education, joining the Under-19 sides of L'Entente SSG and then Racing CFF.[3][4][5] A knee injury sidelined him for 8 months, but he joined Olympique Montigny at level ten in the French football pyramid in January 2015, when contacted by a coach he had worked under at Racing CFF. He scored 15 goals in four months, and earned a move four levels up the pyramid to OFC Les Mureaux, where he was top scorer in Division d'Honneur with 18 goals in 20 matches.[3][4][5] For the 2016–17 season, Baradji signed with Boulogne-Billancourt in Championnat National 2. After another good season he was signed by Red Star in June 2017.[4] At the end of December 2018, Baradji was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas until the end of the 2018–19 season, due to limited first team opportunities at Red Star.[6] In August 2020, Baradji left Red Star by mutual agreement.[7] Before the end of the same month he signed with RC Grasse.[8] Notes
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