Rachid Baldé (born 24 February 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zimbru.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Guinea-Bissau | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zimbru | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | 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– | Zimbru | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 25 July 2022 (UTC) |
As 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]
FC Zimbru Chișinău – current squad | |
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