Darling Bladi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Orly | |||
| CFF Paris[2] | |||
| 2019–2023 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Saint-Étienne B | 35 | (0) |
| 2023– | Saint-Étienne | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:01, 16 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Darling Bladi (born 11 June 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.
Career
In 2019, Bladi signed for Saint-Étienne's youth academy after leaving CFF Paris.[3] He would make his Ligue 2 debut for the club in December 2023 in a match against Bordeaux.[4] On 14 May 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne, a deal until 2027.[5] On 7 July 2024, he was loaned out to Championnat National club Bourg-Péronnas for the rest of the season.[6][7] Quickly establishing himself as a key player in the team, he finished the season with twenty-six league appearances to his name.[8][9][10][11]
Personal life
Born in France, Bladi is of Ivorian descent.[12]
References
- ^ "Darling Bladi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Darling BLADI (CFFP) signe à l'ASSE!". Panamefoot (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ S, Alexandre (2024-12-06). "ASSE : Une solution à venir au poste de latéral ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Une prolongation et quatre nouveaux contrats pro à l'ASSE - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Une prolongation et quatre nouveaux contrats pro à l'ASSE - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Darling Bladi prêté à Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ Abdel (2024-07-04). "Le jeune Darling Bladi de l'ASSE part en prêt à Bourg-en-Bresse en National". ASSE : infos, résultats, composition, transferts, blessure (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ S, Alexandre (2024-12-06). "ASSE : Une solution à venir au poste de latéral ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Un joueur prêté par l'ASSE réussit ses débuts - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ "Mercato : Bastia avance sur le latéral de Saint-Étienne Darling Bladi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ Sylvain (2025-06-28). "Mercato : Un indésirable de l'ASSE direction Bastia ?". Peuple-Vert.fr - Foot - ASSE - Actualité Live (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ Pastoré, Cafil (2024-05-15). "El Hadji Dieye prolonge avec l’AS Saint-Étienne, 4 pépites africaines signent pro". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-16.