Nolle Badjou had to quickly become a Belgian national in the 1920s to play for the Red Devils, when it became clear that his father and his grandfather, who immigrated from The Netherlands, had remained Dutch citizens. Badjou was the Belgian goalkeeper in the first World Cup in 1930 in Montevideo and also eight years later in France.

He was the goalkeeper with the most appearanes for the Red Devils in the 1930s, with 39 caps. He was known for his calm demeanour in goal and just his piercing eyes could throw opponents off their game.