Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Badía and the second or maternal family name is
Guardiola .
Edgar Badia Guardiola (born 12 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CD Tenerife .
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Barcelona , Catalonia , Badia was a youth product of local RCD Espanyol . He spent his first seasons as a senior competing in Segunda División B and Tercera División with the B team .[ 2]
On 11 January 2012, Badia made his official debut for the main squad, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Córdoba CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (5–4 on aggregate).[ 3] [ 2]
Reus
Badia signed with Granada CF in July 2013, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[ 4] Stole Dimitrievski , he terminated his contract with the Andalusians and moved to CF Reus Deportiu of the same league.[ 5]
Badia was an undisputed starter for the club in the following campaigns, achieving promotion to Segunda División in 2016 .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Elche
On 5 January 2019, Badia signed a six-month deal with Elche CF also of the second tier.[ 9] playoffs included – in the 2019–20 campaign , in a return to La Liga after a five-year absence.[ 10]
Badia made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 26 September 2020, in a 0–3 home loss to Real Sociedad .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
On 7 January 2024, after losing his status to new signing Miguel San Román ,[ 14] Real Zaragoza for the remainder of the season .[ 15] [ 16]
Later career
On 11 December 2024, Badia joined CD Tenerife on a six-month deal.[ 17]
Career statistics
As of match played 18 August 2024 [ 18] [ 19]
^ a b c Appearances in promotion playoffs
Honours
Spain U19
Spain U17
References
^ a b c "Edgar" . Diario AS . Retrieved 6 March 2022 .^ a b Álvarez, David (12 March 2021). "Edgar Badía, el portero que quería ser astrónomo" [Edgar Badía, the goalkeeper who wanted to be an astronomer]. El País . Retrieved 19 January 2022 . ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (11 January 2012). "Álvaro se toma la Copa del Califa" [Álvaro drinks Califh's Cup]. Marca . Retrieved 9 April 2013 . ^ "El Granada CF ficha al portero Edgar Badía" [Granada CF sign goalkeeper Edgar Badía] (in Spanish). Andalucía Noticias. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013 .^ "El portero Edgar Badía deja el Granada para fichar por el Reus (Segunda B)" [Goalkeeper Edgar Badía leaves Granada to sign for Reus (Segunda B )]. Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved 13 October 2014 .^ Vidal, Joan (29 May 2016). "El Reus asciende a Segunda A" [Reus promote to Segunda A ]. El Periódico de Catalunya . Retrieved 24 July 2021 . ^ Luque, Ignacio (9 May 2017). "Edgar Badía, 16 partidos con la puerta a cero" [Edgar Badía, 16 matches without conceding]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021 . ^ Rodríguez, Raúl (28 December 2018). "El principio del fin: cinco jugadores del Reus ya han quedado libres" [The beginning of the end: five Reus players are already free]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2019 . ^ "OFICIAL | El Elche C.F. incorpora a Edgar Badía" [OFFICIAL | Elche C.F. add Edgar Badía] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019 .^ Díaz, Adrián (24 August 2020). "Las claves del ascenso del Elche" [The keys to Elche's promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022 . ^ Winterburn, Chris (26 September 2020). "La Real impress in 3–0 victory over Elche" . Marca . Retrieved 19 January 2022 . ^ Díaz, Adrián (20 October 2020). "Edgar Badia, de rechazado por Barça y Espanyol por 'bajito' a revelación de Primera" [Edgar Badia, from rejected by Barça and Espanyol for being a 'shorty' to sensation in Primera ]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022 . ^ "OFICIAL | Edgar Badia 2025" [OFFICIAL | Edgar Badia 2025] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024 .^ Sánchez, Luisma (6 January 2024). "Edgar Badia es el elegido para la portería" [Edgar Badia is chosen for the goal]. Estadio Deportivo . Retrieved 16 January 2024 . ^ "OFICIAL | Edgar Badia" [OFFICIAL | Edgar Badia] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 .^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Edgar Badia" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Edgar Badia] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024 .^ "Edgar Badia, refuerzo para la portería blanquiazul" [Edgar Badia, reinforcement for the white-and-blue goal] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024 .^ Edgar Badia at BDFutbol^ Edgar Badia at Soccerway^ Libiano Pijoan, Marc (20 January 2015). "CF Reus. Edgar y Marc Badia. 'El éxito de un apellido' [CF Reus. Edgar and Marc Badia. 'A surname's triumph']. Diari de Tarragona . Retrieved 19 January 2022 . ^ "Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo . Retrieved 1 September 2019 .
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