Milan Badelj
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Badelj playing for Croatia in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Milan Badelj | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Ponikve | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | NK Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | 113 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Lokomotiva (loan) | 28 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Hamburger SV | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Fiorentina | 108 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Lazio | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Genoa | 146 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Croatia U16 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U17 | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Croatia U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Croatia U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2021 | Croatia | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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Milan Badelj (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐlan bǎdeʎ]; born 25 February 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Serie A club Genoa. He was a member of the Croatian squad that finished runners-up in the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as part of the country's squad at its 2014 edition and the UEFA Euro's editions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.