Darling Bladi (born 11 June 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primera Federación club Betis Deportivo.
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]
On 19 July 2025, Bladi was transferred to Betis Deportivo, the reserve team of Real Betis.[12]
Personal life
Born in France, Bladi is of Ivorian descent.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bourg-Péronnas (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Betis B | 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Betis | 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||
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.
- ^ “French-Cameroonian defender Darling Bladi transfers from AS Saint-Étienne to Real Betis Sevilla reserves – AfricaSoccer.com”. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ 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.