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Benjamin Agyeman-Badu

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Ben Agyeman-Badu
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Agyeman-Badu
Date of birth (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2014–2016 Blackpool
2014–2015 → Ryan FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Blackpool 0 (0)
2017–2018 Sloboda Užice 18 (0)
2018 Ankaran 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2019

Benjamin Agyeman-Badu (born 2 October 1998) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1]

Career

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Born in UK capital London,[2] Benjamin Agyeman-Badu played with youth-team of Blackpool[3] In the season 2014–15 he played on loan at Ryan FC as scholar.[4] In summer 2015 he returned to Blackpool youth team.[5] In 2016 he was part of Blackpool scholars[6] While with Blackpool youth team, he also played as full-back.[7] In 2016 he became senior by playing simultaneously with Blackpool's reserves team.[citation needed] The records mention him in a number of naming variants, from fullname Benjamin Agyeman-Badu, to Benjamin Agyemang-Badu, Benjamin Agyeman, Benjamin Badu, Ben Agyeman or Ben Badu.

In summer 2017 he left England and joined Serbian club Sloboda Užice.[8][9][10]

On 25 August 2018, Agyeman-Badu made his league debut for Slovenian Second League side Ankaran.[11]

Personal life

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Agyeman-Badu holds a joined British and Ghanaian nationality.[12]

In April 2020, Agyeman-Badu was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.[13][14] He and his two co-defendants were remanded in custody. On 15 August 2022, Agyeman-Badu was jailed for thirteen years.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Agyeman-Badu: Moving abroad at 18 and experiencing cultural differences in Serbia and Slovenia englishplayersabroad.com
  2. ^ Benjamin Agyeman-Badu Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine at srbijafudbal.com, Retrieved 29 March 2018 (in Serbian)
  3. ^ U18s: Bolton 2-1 Blackpool AET at Bolton Wanderers official website, 2 October 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2018
  4. ^ RYAN FC Players Signed for 2014-15 season at Ryan FC official website, Retrieved 29 March 2018
  5. ^ thefa.com, July 2015 PDF file
  6. ^ EFL: Club retained and released lists published at efl.com, 23 June 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2018
  7. ^ FULL MATCH REPORT: Extra special FA Youth Cup victory for Whites at theboltonnews.co.uk, 3 November 2016, Retrieved 29 March 2018
  8. ^ Benjamin Agyeman at prvaligasrbije.com (in Serbian)
  9. ^ Benjamin Agyeman profile at Soccerway
  10. ^ Benjamin Agyeman Badu Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine at FK Sloboda Užice official website
  11. ^ "ANKARAN HRVATINI VS. ROGAŠKA 1 - 1". Soccerway. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ^ Jay Bothroyd And The Other English Players Making A Living Abroad by Andy Edgeworth, at thesportsman.com, 14 February 2018, Retrieved 29 March 2018
  13. ^ "Three men charged with attempted murder in connection with Chingford firearm incident". East London & West Essex Guardian. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Former footballer 'tried to murder gangland rival'". Court News UK. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Former Blackpool winger jailed for school drive-by shooting". Court News UK. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.