{{short description|Ivorian footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emmanuel Agbadou | image = Emmanuel Agbadou.jpg | caption = Agbadou with [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] in 2023 | full_name = Badobre Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4243590 |title=2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=7 February 2025 |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|17}} | birth_place = [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast | height = 1.92 m | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] | clubnumber = 12 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[FC San Pédro|San Pédro]] | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [[US Monastir (football)|Monastir]] | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = [[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]] | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2022–2025 | clubs3 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps3 = 75 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2025–2026 | clubs4 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps1 = 20 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | club-update = 15 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }} '''Badobre Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou''' (born 17 June 1997) is an Ivorian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Süper Lig]] club [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] and the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|emmanuel-agbadou/622534}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beşiktaşımıza Hoş Geldin Badobre Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou |url=https://bjk.com.tr/tr/haber/93573 |date=6 February 2026 |access-date=6 February 2026 |publisher=Beşiktaş J.K. |language=tr}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Monastir=== In July 2019, Agbadou signed for [[US Monastir (football)|US Monastir]]. On 25 September 2019, he played his first match against [[Stade Tunisien]] in a 1–0 win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/25/tunisia/ligue-1/us-monastirienne/stade-tunisien/3120785|title=Monastir vs. Stade Tunisien – 25 September 2019|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=2 October 2019}}</ref>
===Eupen=== On 1 September 2020, Agbadou join Belgian club [[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]].<ref>{{cite web|date=7 July 2019 |title=Mercato: Agbadou Emmanuel (FC San Pedro) rejoint la Tunisie |url=https://mondialsport.ci/mercato-agbadou-emmanuel-fc-san-pedro-rejoint-la-tunisie-6742.sport |website=mondialsport.ci}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> He played his first professional match on 30 October 2020, in a championship match against the [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]], which ended with a 4–0 defeat for his team.
===Reims=== On 16 June 2022, Agbadou signed a five-year contract with [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] in France.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Reims|url=https://www.stade-de-reims.com/emmanuel-agbadou-colosse-aux-pieds-agiles/|title=Emmanuel Agbadou, colosse aux pieds agiles|date=16 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
Agbadou plays his first game under his on 7 August 2022, in the first day of the 2022–23 season of [[Ligue 1]], against the [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]].
On 20 September 2024, Agbadou extended his contract with the Reims by one more season, that is, until June 2028.<ref>{{cite web|date=20 September 2024 |title=Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) prolonge son contrat d'un an, jusqu'en 2028 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Emmanuel-agbadou-reims-prolonge-son-contrat-d-un-an-jusqu-en-2028/1508861 |website=L'Équipe}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
===Wolverhampton Wanderers=== On 9 January 2025, Agbadou signed for [[Premier League]] club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £16.6 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2p053nplgo|title=Wolves sign Reims defender Agbadou for £16.6m|work=BBC Sport|date=9 January 2025|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-first-team/20250109-wolves-complete-agbadou-signing/|title=Wolves complete Agbadou signing|website=wolves.co.uk|date=9 January 2025|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
Agbadou scored his first goal for Wolves in their match against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] on 20 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livescore.com/en/football/england/premier-league/crystal-palace-vs-wolves/1250935/|title=Crystal Palace vs Wolverhampton Wanderers – 20 May 2025|website=Livescore.com|date=20 May 2025|accessdate=20 May 2025}}</ref>
On 1 November 2025, Agbadou was shown a straight red card for fouling [[Joshua King (footballer, born 2007)|Josh King]] in their 3–0 defeat to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and what proved to be [[Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1968)|Vítor Pereira]]'s last game in charge as the next day he was sacked after his team went 10 games without a win in the new season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c30v7e5vvdrt|website=BBC Sport|title=Fulham 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers|date=1 November 2025|accessdate=3 November 2025}}</ref>
===Beşiktaş=== On 6 February 2026, Agbadou joined [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of €18 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/mens-first-team/20260206-agbadou-completes-besiktas-move/|title=Agbadou completes Besiktas move|publisher=[[Wolves.co.uk]]|date=6 February 2026|access-date=6 February 2026|language=en}}</ref>
==International career== Agbadou debuted with the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]] in a friendly 3–0 loss to [[England national football team|England]] on 29 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/34230/England_Ivory_Coast.html|title=England vs. Ivory Coast|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref>
On 8 October 2021, Agbadou earned his first cap for the Ivory Coast national team in a match against [[Malawi national football team|Malawi]]. He came on as a substitute for [[Serge Aurier]] in a game that his team won 3–0.
Agbadou was included in the list of Ivorian players selected by coach [[Emerse Faé]] to participate in the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 2025 |language=fr |title=Nicolas Pépé et Simon Adingra absents, Wilfried Zaha de retour : la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la CAN |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Nicolas-pepe-et-simon-adingra-absents-wilfried-zaha-de-retour-la-liste-de-la-cote-d-ivoire-pour-la-can/1615689 |website=www.lequipe.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 December 2025 |language=fr |title=CAN 2025: la liste de la Côte d'Ivoire, tenante du titre, avec le retour de Wilfried Zaha |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20251209-can-2025-la-liste-de-la-c%C3%B4te-d-ivoire-tenante-du-titre-avec-le-retour-de-wilfried-zaha |website=www.rfi.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 15 May 2026}}<ref name="SW"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Tunisian Cup]], [[Belgian Cup]], [[Coupe de France]], [[FA Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[US Monastir (football)|Monastir]] |[[2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2019–20]] |[[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue Professionnelle 1]] |18||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]] |[[2020–21 K.A.S. Eupen season|2020–21]] |rowspan="2"|[[Belgian Pro League]] |23||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |[[2021–22 K.A.S. Eupen season|2021–22]] |33||5||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!6!!8!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!64!!6 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[2022–23 Stade de Reims season|2022–23]] |rowspan="3"|[[Ligue 1]] |29||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- |[[2023–24 Stade de Reims season|2023–24]] |32||1||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||3 |- |[[2024–25 Stade de Reims season|2024–25]] |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!1!!5!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!80!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] |[[2024–25 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2024–25]] |rowspan="2"|[[Premier League]] |16||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1 |- |[[2025–26 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season|2025–26]] |14||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!1!!2!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!35!!1 |- |[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] |[[2025–26 Beşiktaş J.K. season|2025–26]] |[[Süper Lig]] |13||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !191!!10!!19!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!214!!12 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |2021||1||0 |- |2022||2||0 |- |2023||1||0 |- |2024||8||1 |- |2025||6||1 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!20!!2 |}
''Scores and results list Ivory Coast's tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/> {| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Emmanuel Agbadou ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 19 November 2024 || [[Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium]], [[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast || {{fb|CHA}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 2. || 10 October 2025 || [[Côte d'Or National Sports Complex]], [[Saint Pierre, Mauritius|Saint Pierre]], Mauritius || {{fb|SEY}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 7–0 || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group F|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}
== Honours == '''Reims'''
* [[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2024–25 Coupe de France|2024–25]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guillemet |first=Hugo |date=24 May 2025 |title=Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-psg-s-offre-une-16e-coupe-de-france-apres-une-victoire-facile-en-finale-contre-reims/1564666 |access-date=24 May 2025 |website=[[L'Équipe]] |language=Fr}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.wolves.co.uk/teams/mens-first-team/emmanuel-agbadou/ Profile] at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
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