Manuel Mama Samba Baldé (born 14 November 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Baldé is a youth product of the academies of Imortal, Benfica, and

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. He signed a professional contract with

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in 2020, and extended his contract on 19 July 2021, after they achieved promotion to the

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. On 3 July 2023, Baldé terminated his contract with Vizela and signed a three-year deal with Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.

International career

Born in Portugal, Baldé is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team at the

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. He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

on 23 March 2022.

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Manuel Baldé
at BeSoccer 2002 births Living people People from Albufeira Footballers from Faro District Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent Men's association football goalkeepers F.C. Vizela players F.C. Penafiel players {{GuineaBissau-footy-bio-stub