Rachid Baldé (born 24 February 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for German NOFV-Oberliga Süd club SV Blau-Weiß Zorbau.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Blau-Weiß Zorbau | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Povoense | ||
| 2012–2014 | Benfica | ||
| 2015 | Brentford | ||
| 2016–2018 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Curzon Ashton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Fátima | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Sacavenense | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Șomuz Fălticeni | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zimbru | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Kastoria 1980 | ||
| 2023–2024 | MSV Pampow | 24 | (5) |
| 2024– | SV Blau-Weiß Zorbau | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Career
editAs a youth player, Baldé joined the youth academy of Portuguese fourth tier side Povoense.[1] In 2012, he joined the youth academy of Benfica in the Portuguese top flight.[2] Following a spell in the Brentford academy,[3][4] Baldé started his senior career with English second-tier club Stoke City.[5] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Curzon Ashton in the English sixth tier.[6]
In 2020, Baldé signed for Portuguese third-tier team Fátima.[1] In 2021, he signed for Șomuz Fălticeni in the Romanian third tier, where he suffered a knee injury.[7] Before the second half of 2021–22, Baldé signed for Moldovan top flight outfit Zimbru.[8] On 12 March 2022, he debuted for Zimbru during a 2–1 win over Bălți.[9][10] On 31 January 2023, Balde signed for Greek third-tier team Kastoria 1980.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Profile". zerozero.pt.
- ^ "Futebol Formação – Iniciados A (2012–2013)". serbenfiquista.com.
- ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford 1 Strikers 0". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford 0 Sheffield United 1". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Jovem da formação do Benfica assina pelo Stoke City". ojogo.pt. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "U23s Suffer Saints Loss". stokecityfc.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Şomuz Fălticeni pierde un jucător de bază în retur. Mijlocașul Rashid Balde va sta în afara gazonului şase luni după operaţia la genunchi". cronicadefalticeni.ro. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "новичком "Зимбру" стал темнокожий хавбек из Гвинеи-Бисау". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Зимбру – ФК Бэлць 2:1". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Rachid Baldé at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links
edit- Rachid Baldé at ZeroZero
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