Romauld Bouadji

Infobox Football biography
playername = Romauld Bouadji


fullname = Romauld Bouadji
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|1|10
cityofbirth = Lyon
countryofbirth = France
currentclub = Tooting & Mitcham United
position = Defender
youthyears = 1999–2001
youthclubs = AS Saint-Étienne
years = 2001–2002
2002–2004
2004
2004
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–
clubs = AS Saint-Étienne
Carshalton Athletic
Gravesend & Northfleet
Margate
Carshalton Athletic
Clyde
Tooting & Mitcham United
Fisher Athletic
Tooting & Mitcham United
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
41 (0)
02 (0)
09 (0)
11 (0)
17 (2)
39 (1)
11 (0)
01 (0)

Romauld Bouadji, born 10 January 1983 in Lyon, is a French footballer currently playing for Isthmian League Division One South side Tooting & Mitcham United. He is a central defender, but has been known on occasions to play as a sweeper and a defensive midfielder. Bouadji was capped at Under 16 level by France.

Career

Bouadji started off his career at AS Saint-Étienne, before moving to England to play for Carshalton Athletic, where he played 41 times, and won Player of the Year. [ [http://carshaltonathletic.org/1sthistory/penpics/1stpen2004-2005.htm Carshalton Athletic squad profiles 04/05] ]

The following season was very up and down, as he played for Gravesend & Northfleet, Margate & Carshalton Athletic for a second spell, all within 8 months.

In Summer 2005, Bouadji moved to Scotland to play under former manager Graham Roberts at Scottish First Division outfit Clyde. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/clyde/4725187.stm Four on trial win Clyde contracts] ] He made his debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup defeat to Brechin City in July 2005, but he came off injured in this game and missed the next 3 months of the season. He returned as a substitute in games against Ross County and Hamilton Academical.

Bouadji came on as a substitute in Clyde's famous Scottish Cup win over Celtic in January 2006, where he replaced Craig Bryson and surprisingly played as a holding midfield player, marking Roy Keane and Neil Lennon. He scored his first Clyde goal in February 2006 in a 5-0 win over Stranraer. Bouadji dedicated this goal to his father, who had fallen seriously ill, and made it his goal to try and get a call up to the Ivory Coast international squad. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4699278.stm Stranraer 0-5 Clyde] ]

Bouadji scored his second Clyde goal in a win over Airdrie United, and once again dedicated this goal to his dad. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/4864936.stm Clyde 3-1 Airdrie] ] The next week saw Bouadji go off injured early on in a match against Hamilton Academical. This would be the last action of his Clyde career, as he was injured for the rest of the season.

Bouadji left Clyde in summer 2006.

He returned to England to play for Tooting & Mitcham United, where he became an integral part of the defence, winning the Surrey Senior Cup & the London Senior Cup, finishing 2nd in the Isthmian League Division One South. Bouadji was suspended for T&M's Playoff games, which they ended up losing [ [http://dover-athletic.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=753&link= Whites in title showdown] ]

He then joined Fisher Athletic in Summer 2007. He stayed there until his contract expired in November 2007. Bouadji then signed for Tooting & Mitcham United for a second time.

ee also

*Clyde F.C. season 2005-06

External links

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References