{{Short description|Nigerien footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ousseini Badamassi | image = | fullname = Ousseini Soumaila Badamassi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Niamey, Niger | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Jwaya | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2015–2020 | clubs1 = AS SONIDEP | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = AS GNN | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = AS Douanes | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = TP Mazembe | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = Jwaya | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2021– | nationalteam1 = Niger | nationalcaps1 = 22<!-- 1 of the caps are non-fifa --> | nationalgoals1 = 4 | ntupdate = 15 November 2025 | pcupdate = 19:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Ousseini Soumaila Badamassi''' (born 21 April 1997) is a Nigerien footballer who plays for {{Lebanese football updater|Jwaya}} club Jwaya and the Niger national team.
== Club career == Playing for AS SONIDEP in his home country, he won the league in 2018 and the double in 2019. From 2020 to 2023 he played for AS GNN and AS Douanes.<ref name=nft>{{NFT player|81254}}</ref>
In May 2023 he went abroad and signed for perennial Linafoot title contenders TP Mazembe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.une.cd/mercato-ousseini-soumaila-badamassi-26-ans-signe-au-tp-mazembe-jusquen-2025|title=Mercato : Ousseini Soumaila Badamassi (26 ans) signe au TP Mazembe jusqu'en 2025|last=Mayi|first=Josaphat|date=13 May 2023|work=UNE.cd|language=fr|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mbote.cd/sports/mercato-le-tp-mazembe-tient-sa-premiere-recrue/133668/|title=Mercato : Le TP Mazembe tient sa première recrue|last=Diakubama|first=Grace Izi|date=13 May 2023|work=Mbote.cd|language=fr|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref> He competed in African continental competition with TP Mazembe.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ouragan.cd/2023/10/african-football-league-mazembe-sans-visit-rwanda-sur-ses-maillots|title=African football league : Mazembe sans « Visit Rwanda » sur ses maillots|last=Kalambay|first=Dan Kalala|date=19 October 2023|work=Ouragan.cd|language=fr|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref>
In May 2025, TP Mazembe accused Badamassi of disciplinary misconduct during an away trip. Badamassi, Mercey Ngimbi and Ibrahima Keita were omitted from the squad. The trio allegedly did not "comply with the instructions" and refused to hand over their phones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://depeche.cd/2025/05/02/tp-mazembe-exclusion-de-ngimbi-keita-et-badamassi-mercey-ngimbi-demande-la-resiliation-de-son-contrat/|title=TP Mazembe – Exclusion de Ngimbi, Keita et Badamassi: Mercey Ngimbi demande la résiliation de son contrat|last=Makiese|first=Roland|date=2 May 2025|access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref>
== International career == With Niger he reached the semi-final of the 2022 African Nations Championship (which was staged in 2023).{{Citation needed|date=January 2026}} During the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Badamassi scored for Niger against Sudan<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2024 |title=Sudan to fight for qualification against Angola after shocking defeat to Niger |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/sudan-to-fight-for-qualification-against-angola-after-shocking-defeat-to-niger |access-date=4 June 2025 |publisher=Ghana Soccernet}}</ref> and Ghana.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 November 2024 |title=Niger fail to qualify despite impressive Ghana win |url=https://africanfootball.com/news/823552/Niger-fail-to-qualify-despite-impressive-Ghana-win |access-date=4 June 2025 |publisher=African Football}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
=== International === {{updated|match played 15 November 2025.}}<ref name=nft/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Niger national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2021||3||0 |- |2022||2||0 |- |2023||6||1 |- |2024||4||2 |- |2025||7||1 |- !Total||22||4 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Badamassi, Ousseini}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Niamey Category:Nigerien men's footballers Category:Niger men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:AS SONIDEP players Category:AS GNN players Category:AS Douanes (Niger) players Category:TP Mazembe players Category:Jwaya SC players Category:Nigerien expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Linafoot players <!--Category:Lebanese Premier League players--> Category:Niger men's A' international footballers Category:2020 African Nations Championship players Category:2022 African Nations Championship players Category:Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Category:21st-century Nigerien people