Isaac Babadi has signed his first professional contract with PSV, the Eindhoven club announces. The attacking midfielder who turned sixteen on Tuesday will be with PSV until 2023 with the new deal. Babadi has been active in the club’s youth academy since the start of the 2018/19 season and currently plays for PSV Under-18.
Babadi was previously part of NEC’s youth academy. The talented midfielder has the Dutch nationality, already lying roots in Sierra Leone. “A birthday to remember, because I have already known some setbacks”, explains the PSV talent in an interview on the club site. Last year he broke his ankle, calf and shin. “I came out stronger there. I am happy that I can sign a contract on my birthday. After a long rehabilitation and hard training, I went from the Under-15 to the Under-18 in six months.” Babadi is very grateful to PSV for the support he received during the recovery period.
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– PSV (@PSV) April 7, 2021
“During the period that I was injured, I really noticed that it is a family club and I am very grateful to them for that”, the very young midfielder continues. In any case, there is no shortage of ambitions at Babadi. “I prefer to make my debut here at PSV as soon as possible. Hopefully I can become important for this club and if I leave PSV, I want to do it in a very nice way. Next season I can start in the Under-18s and hopefully I can go to Jong PSV in the winter break “, Babadi concludes, whose nickname Icey reads.
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