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.

Rachid Baldé
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)
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
0000–2012 Povoense
2012–2014 Benfica
2015 Brentford
2016–2018 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stoke City 0 (0)
2018Curzon 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

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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] On 31 January 2023, Balde signed for Greek third-tier team Kastoria 1980.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile". zerozero.pt.
  2. ^ "Futebol Formação – Iniciados A (2012–2013)". serbenfiquista.com.
  3. ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford 1 Strikers 0". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford 0 Sheffield United 1". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Jovem da formação do Benfica assina pelo Stoke City". ojogo.pt. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ "U23s Suffer Saints Loss". stokecityfc.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "новичком "Зимбру" стал темнокожий хавбек из Гвинеи-Бисау". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Зимбру – ФК Бэлць 2:1". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ Rachid Baldé at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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