Amido Baldé

Amido Baldé
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-16) 16 May 1991
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Kukësi
Number 14
Youth career
Sporting Bissau
2008–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010 → Santa Clara (loan) 5 (0)
2011 → Badajoz (loan) 13 (4)
2011–2012 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 22 (6)
2012–2013 Vitória Guimarães 27 (9)
2013–2015 Celtic 20 (3)
2014–2015 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 14 (1)
2015 → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Metz 8 (0)
2016 Benfica Luanda 12 (5)
2016–2017 Marítimo 2 (0)
2017 → Tondela (loan) 2 (0)
2018– Kukësi 8 (2)
National team‡
2009–2010 Portugal U19 16 (2)
2011 Portugal U20 10 (2)
2015– Guinea-Bissau 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Amido Baldé (born 16 May 1991) is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays for Albanian club FK Kukësi as a centre forward.

Baldé started his career with Sporting, being loaned several times for the duration of his contract and winning the 2013 Portuguese Cup with Vitória de Guimarães. In 2013 he signed with Celtic, who also loaned him twice before he left for Metz two years later; he returned to Portugal in the summer of 2016, when he joined Marítimo from Benfica Luanda.

Internationally, Baldé represented Portugal at youth level, helping the under-20 team finish second at the 2011 World Cup. In 2014, he decided to revert to playing for the country of his birth, Guinea-Bissau.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Bissau, Baldé started his career with Sporting Clube de Portugal's farm team in Guinea-Bissau, Sporting Clube de Bissau. In 2008 he, alongside teammate Zezinho, moved to the Lisbon side to finish his formation, helping it to back-to-back junior championships – of the three in total in a row – by notably scoring 13 goals in 29 games in 2008–09.[1]

Baldé split the 2010–11 season, his first as a senior, between C.D. Santa Clara (second division)[2] and CD Badajoz (Spanish third level).[3] In the following campaign, still owned by the Lions, he joined several Sporting teammates at Cercle Brugge K.S.V. in Belgium.[4]

Vitória Guimarães

Baldé was released by Sporting in summer 2012. On 28 August he signed with fellow Primeira Liga team Vitória de Guimarães, for two years.[5] He made his debut on 21 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Moreirense FC.[6] After a series of appearances from the bench,[7][8][9][10][11] he scored in only his second game as a starter on 23 November, netting an injury time equaliser in a 2–2 draw at S.C. Beira-Mar.[12]

Baldé appeared in 37 matches all competitions comprised in his first and only season, including seven Taça de Portugal games[13][14][15][16][17][18] to help the Minho club win the tournament for the first time ever – he was replaced in the 90th minute of the final against S.L. Benfica, a 2–1 triumph.[19]

Celtic

On 13 June 2013, Baldé signed a four-year contract with Scottish Premier League champions Celtic. On arrival, he stated that his new team were "one of the best clubs in Europe and they are going to play in the Champions League."[20] He made his official debut on 23 July, replacing James Forrest for the last 15 minutes of the second leg Champions League qualifier tie against Cliftonville.[21]

Baldé scored his first competitive goal on 28 September 2013, coming in as a late substitute and netting the last goal in a 5–2 win at Kilmarnock.[22] On 27 October, at Partick Thistle, he took to the pitch in the 67th minute and scored the 2–1 winner eight minutes later.[23] However, he failed to establish himself as a regular in the team,[24] and although he made 20 league appearances over the season, most were as a substitute.[25] His only other goal came in a 4–0 league win over Kilmarnock, on 29 January 2014.[26]

On 1 September 2014, Baldé joined Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian Pro League on a season-long loan.[24] He made his debut twelve days later against S.V. Zulte Waregem, scoring his team's second goal in an eventual 4–1 away win, a spectacular half-volley from 40 yards out.[27][28] It was to be his only competitive goal for the club, and in January 2015 he moved on loan again, this time to Hapoel Tel Aviv FC.[29] He made 11 competitive appearances for the Israelis, failing to score in any of them.[30][31]

In June 2015, Celtic agreed to terminate Baldé's contract despite there still being two years left to run.[32]

Metz

On 16 July 2015, Baldé signed a two-year contact with Ligue 2 club FC Metz.[33] He made his debut on 1 August, in a 0–0 draw against RC Lens.[34]

Baldé failed to find the net during his spell in France, in nine official games.[35]

Benfica Luanda

After terminating his contract with Metz,[36] Baldé moved teams and countries again on 14 January 2016 as he joined S.L. Benfica (Luanda) in Angola for one-and-a-half years.[37] In his only season he scored a squad-best six goals to help to a sixth-place finish in the Girabola, and left at the end of August 2016.[38][39]

Marítimo

In August 2016, Baldé returned to European football and Portugal when he signed for C.S. Marítimo.[40] On 26 March 2017, whilst on loan to fellow league club C.D. Tondela, he was admitted to hospital due to a pulmonary embolism.[41] The former stopped paying his wages, claiming they did not have to pay him as he was unable to play, and he had to rely on assistance from the Players' Union to support himself and his family; by the end of the year, he was still not at full health.[42]

Baldé travelled to South Africa in January 2018 for a trial with ABSA Premiership club Free State Stars FC, although doubts remained about his fitness.[43]

Kukësi

On 1 February 2018, Baldé signed a six-month contract with Albanian Superliga side FK Kukësi.[44] He made his debut 13 days later, coming on as a second-half substitute during a 1–0 win over KF Tirana for the quarter-finals of the Albanian Cup,[45] his first competitive game of football in 11 months.[46] His first league appearance took place on 19 February against FK Partizani Tirana when he took the field in injury time of the 3–1 success, their first-ever at the opposition's ground.[47]

International career

Baldé chose to represent Portugal internationally. He was part of the under-20 squad that finished as runners-up at the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Colombia.[48][49]

In May 2014, Baldé switched nationalities to Guinea-Bissau after being called up to the squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Central African Republic.[50][51] He earned his first cap over a year later on 13 June 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw in Zambia for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying phase.[52]

Baldé scored his first goal for Guinea-Bissau on 8 October 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Liberia, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw.[53]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 May 2018[54][55][56]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santa Clara (loan) 2010–11 501030–90
Badajoz (loan) 2010–11 13400––134
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2011–12 22610––236
Vitória Guimarães 2012–13 2797030–379
Celtic 2013–14 203100030243
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2014–15 141100000151
Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 2014–15 90200000110
Metz 2015–16 800010–90
Benfica Luanda 2016 1250000–125
Marítimo 2016–17 201010–40
Tondela (loan) 2016–17 200000–20
Kukësi 2017–18 822000–102
Career total 14330150803016930

International goals

As of 8 October 2015 (Guinea-Bissau score listed first, score column indicates score after each Baldé goal)[57]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2015Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia Liberia1–11–12018 World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Vitória Guimarães

Celtic

International

Portugal

References

  1. ↑ "Regressos condicionados" [Conditioned returns]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 October 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Baldé emprestado ao Santa Clara" [Baldé loaned to Santa Clara]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "El Badajoz carga su artillería con Amido Baldé" [Badajoz charge artillery with Amido Baldé]. Hoy (in Spanish). 21 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Amido Baldé: 'Mij nu bewijzen bij Cercle'" [Amido Baldé: 'Prove myself at Cercle']. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Amido Baldé é jogador do Vitória até 2014" [Amido Baldé is a Vitória player until 2014] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Moreirense 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães (final)" [Moreirense 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães (end)] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Braga derrota Guimarães por 2–0" [Braga defeat Guimarães 2–0] (in Portuguese). TSF. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Vitória de Guimarães impõe primeira derrota à Académica" [Vitória de Guimarães impose first loss to Académica] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "V. Guimarães 2–1 V. Setúbal" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Benfica 3–0 V. Guimarães" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nacional abandona último lugar com vitória em Guimarães" [Nacional leave last place with win in Guimarães] (in Portuguese). TSF. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Beira-Mar-V. Guimarães, 2–2: Foi mesmo debalde o melhor futebol" [Beira-Mar-V. Guimarães, 2–2: Best football was really for nothing ("Debalde" in English, word play on his name)]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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  22. ↑ "Kilmarnock 2–5 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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  35. ↑ "Football: le FC Metz n'est pas d'attaque" [Football: FC Metz is not on the attack]. Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  36. ↑ "Mercato: Amido Baldé quitte déjà le FC Metz" [Transfer window: Amido Baldé leaves FC Metz already] (in French). France Football. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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  41. ↑ "Amido Baldé sofreu embolia pulmonar" [Amido Baldé suffered pulmonary embolism]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  42. ↑ "Amido Baldé vive situação dramática e confessa que o Marítimo não lhe paga há 10 meses" [Amido Baldé lives dramatic situation and confesses Marítimo has not paid him in 10 months] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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  45. ↑ "Tirana "zgjohet" vonë, Guri dërgon i vetëm Kukësin në gjysmëfinale" [Tirana "wake up" late, Guri sends Kukësi to the semi-finals] (in Albanian). VIP Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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  47. ↑ "Kukësi fiton me përmbysje betejën e kryeqytetit, Bakaj zihet me tifozët" [Kukësi win with overturn in the capital battle, Bakaj brawls with the fans] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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  53. ↑ "Mundial 2018 – GB joga com Libéria" [World Cup 2018 – GB play with Liberia] (in Portuguese). RTP África. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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