PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Milan Badelj.
Not recorded · Croatia
TM 40633 · Retired 21 Aug 2025Age today37
Recorded moves13
Peak recorded value€15.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Milan Badelj
- Born
- 25 Feb 1989
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 186
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Genoa CFCLast recorded move · 21 Aug 2025
- SS LazioLast recorded move · 16 Sep 2020
- ACF FiorentinaLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2020
- Hamburger SVLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2014
- GNK Dinamo ZagrebLast recorded move · 29 Aug 2012
- NK Lokomotiva ZagrebLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2008
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- NK Zagreb U17Last recorded move · 05 Aug 2005
- NK Zagreb YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- NK PonikveLast recorded move · 30 Aug 2002
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | 36 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 36 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 18 Dec 2024 | 35 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 05 Jun 2024 | 35 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 34 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 12 Jun 2023 | 34 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 33 | Genoa CFC | €800k |
| 07 Jun 2022 | 33 | Genoa CFC | €1.00m |
| 28 Dec 2021 | 32 | Genoa CFC | €1.50m |
| 28 May 2021 | 32 | Genoa CFC | €2.00m |
| 29 Dec 2020 | 31 | Genoa CFC | €1.50m |
| 25 Aug 2020 | 31 | ACF Fiorentina | €2.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | ACF Fiorentina | €2.40m |
| 03 Mar 2020 | 31 | ACF Fiorentina | €3.00m |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 30 | ACF Fiorentina | €5.00m |
| 08 Oct 2019 | 30 | ACF Fiorentina | €5.00m |
| 06 Jun 2019 | 30 | SS Lazio | €9.00m |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 29 | SS Lazio | €13.00m |
| 07 Jun 2018 | 29 | ACF Fiorentina | €15.00m |
| 29 Dec 2017 | 28 | ACF Fiorentina | €13.00m |
| 08 Jun 2017 | 28 | ACF Fiorentina | €11.00m |
| 02 Jan 2017 | 27 | ACF Fiorentina | €11.00m |
| 15 Jul 2016 | 27 | ACF Fiorentina | €10.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 27 | ACF Fiorentina | €8.00m |
| 04 Jan 2016 | 26 | ACF Fiorentina | €7.00m |
| 05 Nov 2015 | 26 | ACF Fiorentina | €4.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 26 | ACF Fiorentina | €3.80m |
| 07 Jan 2015 | 25 | ACF Fiorentina | €3.80m |
| 10 Jul 2014 | 25 | Hamburger SV | €5.00m |
| 12 Feb 2014 | 24 | Hamburger SV | €5.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | Genoa CFC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 16 Sep 2020 | SS Lazio | Genoa CFC | Transfer | €1.95m |
| 31 Aug 2020 | ACF Fiorentina | SS Lazio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 05 Aug 2019 | SS Lazio | ACF Fiorentina | Loan | €700k |
| 01 Aug 2018 | ACF Fiorentina | SS Lazio | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hamburger SV | ACF Fiorentina | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 29 Aug 2012 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Hamburger SV | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 30 Jun 2008 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 17 Aug 2007 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2006 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U17 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Internal move | — |
| 05 Aug 2005 | NK Zagreb U17 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb U17 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2004 | NK Zagreb Youth | NK Zagreb U17 | Internal move | — |
| 30 Aug 2002 | NK Ponikve | NK Zagreb Youth | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.