Early career Badou was born in
Dakar and grew up in Diamalaye as a son of an army officer and science teacher. Ndiaye began studying for a law degree whilst playing for local side
Diambars. After a year into his studies, he decided to pursue a career in football and went on trials at European clubs. Badou became a fan favorite at the
Aspmyra Stadion and played every
Tippeligaen match in
2014 as
Bodø/Glimt successfully avoided relegation. Badou scored 11 goals in 33 appearances in
2015–16, helping Osmanlıspor qualify for the
UEFA Europa League. Badou made 17 appearances in the first half of the
2017–18 season before he began talking to English clubs. Badou scored his first goal in English football on 22 April 2018 in a 1–1 draw against
Burnley. Badou played 13 times for Stoke in
2017–18 as they were relegated to the
EFL Championship. Badou started the first game of the
2018–19 season, a 3–1 defeat away at
Leeds United where he was substituted by
Gary Rowett and was heavily criticized by supporters for his performance. On 28 August 2018, Badou re-joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan. Jones was replaced by
Michael O'Neill in November 2019 and Badou fell out of favor. He returned to Turkish football on 4 January 2020 signing on loan with
Trabzonspor until the end of the
2019–20 season. He played 23 times for Trabzonspor, helping them finish 2nd in the Süper Lig and win the
2020 Turkish Cup after beating
Alanyaspor 2–0 in the final. Badou joined
Fatih Karagümrük on loan for the
2020–21 season. Badou cut his loan with Fatih Karagümrük short in February to join
Saudi Professional League side
Al-Ain on loan.
Aris Thessaloniki On 22 July 2021, Badou joined Greek
Super League side
Aris Thessaloniki on a three-year contract. On 24 October 2021, he celebrated his first goal for the club in a 5-1 home win against
Panetolikos. == International career==