A former football star has died aged 30.
Cedric Badjeck played for two clubs in the Dutch top-flight league during his professional career.
The Cameroon-Dutch forward was scouted by FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie as a boy.
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He joined their academy at the Zoudenbalch Training Complex in Utrecht and went on to become a senior player.
However, Badjeck struggled to hold down a first-team place and only played nine official matches for the Eredivisie club.
He made his debut in 2012 when he was 17 years old, as reported by Need To Know.
Badjeck spent three seasons at Utrecht, scoring one goal away at Go Ahead Eagles four minutes after coming on as a substitute in 2013.
At the time, the talented Utrecht team included players such as Mark van der Maarel, Tommy Oar, and Jens Toornstra.
Badjeck, who was born in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé, transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam in 2015, where he spent one season and made six appearances.
After a brief spell at KSF Prespa Birlik in Sweden, Badjeck spent the rest of his footballing career playing for amateur clubs like De Treffers, DFS Opheusden, VV Duno Doorwerth, and AVW ’66.
He died in the Dutch city of Arnhem on Monday (21 Jul).
The 30-year-old’s cause of death has not yet been made public.
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