Aliou Badara Baldé (born 12 December 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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, on loan from club

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. Born in Senegal, he represents

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internationally, after representing Senegal at youth level.

Club career

On 19 January 2021, Baldé signed a professional contract with

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. He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 1–1

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tie with

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

on 20 March 2021. On 7 January 2022, Baldé was loaned to Waasland-Beveren in Belgium. On 31 August 2022, he was loaned to

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. On 31 January 2023, Baldé was recalled from his loan at FC Dordrecht and moved to Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport. On 10 August 2024, Baldé moved on loan to

in Germany.

International career

Baldé represented the Senegal U17s at the

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. Baldé made his debut for the Guinea national team on 10 June 2024 in a

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against

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

at Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, Morocco. He substituted Facinet Conte in the 65th minute of the 1–0 Mozambique victory.

Career statistics

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References

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Diambars Profile
2002 births Living people Footballers from Ziguinchor Senegalese people of Guinean descent Senegalese men's footballers Senegal men's youth international footballers Guinean men's footballers Guinea men's international footballers Men's association football wingers Feyenoord players S.K. Beveren players FC Dordrecht players FC Lausanne-Sport players OGC Nice players VfL Bochum players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Ligue 1 players Bundesliga players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Sportspeople of Guinean descent Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Guinea {{Senegal-footy-bio-stub