Edgar Badia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Badía and the second or maternal family name is Guardiola.
Edgar Badia
Personal information
Full name Edgar Badia Guardiola[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cultural Leonesa
Youth career
2000–2006 Cornellà
2006–2011 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Espanyol B 37 (0)
2012 Espanyol 0 (0)
2013–2014 Granada B 3 (0)
2014–2018 Reus 184 (0)
2019–2024 Elche 155 (0)
2024 → Zaragoza (loan) 18 (0)
2024–2025 Tenerife 22 (0)
2025– Cultural Leonesa 0 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U17 13 (0)
2010 Spain U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 12 (0)
2016–2022 Catalonia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025

Edgar Badia Guardiola (born 12 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

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] He continued to be almost exclusively associated with the B's during his spell.[2]

Reus

Badia signed with Granada CF in July 2013, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[4] On 20 January of the following year, after acting as a backup to 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] On 28 December 2018, he was one of five players to leave due to unpaid wages.[8]

Elche

On 5 January 2019, Badia signed a six-month deal with Elche CF also of the second tier.[9] He made 42 appearances – 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] He remained first-choice the following years, and in August 2022 renewed his link until 2025.[13]

On 7 January 2024, after losing his status to new signing Miguel San Román,[14] Badia was loaned to fellow second-division side Real Zaragoza for the remainder of the season.[15] On 30 August, he terminated his contract with Elche.[16]

Later career

On 11 December 2024, Badia joined CD Tenerife on a six-month deal.[17] The following 2 July, after suffering relegation, he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in the second tier.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2024[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2010–11 Tercera División 1 0 — — 1 0
2011–12 Tercera División 20 0 — — 20 0
2012–13 Segunda División B 16 0 — — 16 0
Total 37 0 — — 37 0
Espanyol 2011–12 La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Granada B 2013–14 Segunda División B 3 0 — — 3 0
Reus 2013–14 Segunda División B 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
2014–15 Segunda División B 38 0 0 0 2[a] 0 40 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 37 0 5 0 4[a] 0 46 0
2016–17 Segunda División 42 0 0 0 — 42 0
2017–18 Segunda División 40 0 0 0 — 40 0
2018–19 Segunda División 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
Total 184 0 5 0 6 0 195 0
Elche 2018–19 Segunda División 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
2019–20 Segunda División 38 0 0 0 4[a] 0 42 0
2020–21 La Liga 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
2021–22 La Liga 24 0 0 0 — 24 0
2022–23 La Liga 36 0 2 0 — 38 0
2023–24 Segunda División 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2024–25 Segunda División 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 155 0 4 0 4 0 163 0
Zaragoza (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 18 0 — — 18 0
Career total 397 0 10 0 10 0 417 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in promotion playoffs

Honours

Spain U19

Spain U17

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edgar". Diario AS. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ 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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (11 January 2012). "Álvaro se toma la Copa del Califa" [Álvaro drinks Califh's Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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 (in Spanish). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ^ Vidal, Joan (29 May 2016). "El Reus asciende a Segunda A" [Reus promote to Segunda A]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Díaz, Adrián (24 August 2020). "Las claves del ascenso del Elche" [The keys to Elche's promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  11. ^ Winterburn, Chris (26 September 2020). "La Real impress in 3–0 victory over Elche". Marca. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "OFICIAL | Edgar Badia 2025" [OFFICIAL | Edgar Badia 2025] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  14. ^ Sánchez, Luisma (6 January 2024). "Edgar Badia es el elegido para la portería" [Edgar Badia is chosen for the goal]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  15. ^ "OFICIAL | Edgar Badia" [OFFICIAL | Edgar Badia] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  16. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Edgar Badia" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Edgar Badia] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Edgar Badía se incorpora a la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Edgar Badía joins Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  19. ^ Edgar Badia at BDFutbol
  20. ^ Edgar Badia at Soccerway
  21. ^ 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 (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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