Sandy Madeleine Baltimore (born 19 February 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the France national team.

Early life

Baltimore began playing football at the age of 10. She is of

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origin.

Club career

A youth academy graduate of

, Baltimore made her senior team debut on 9 October 2016, replacing

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in a 3–0 league win against

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. In April 2018, she scored a brace in her team's 4–0 win against

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. It was just Baltimore's eighth league match, and her fourth start, for PSG during the 2017–18 season. She signed her first professional contract with PSG at the end of the season, after helping the club win the 2017–18 Coupe de France. After scoring eight goals and providing ten assists during the 2020–21 season, Baltimore was named the

's top prospect by UNFP. On 27 April 2022, she signed a contract extension with the club until June 2024.

International career

Baltimore is a former French youth international and was part of the France under-19 squad which won 2019 UEFA Championship. She scored a goal in the final against

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to help her team win their fifth title in tournament's history. On 1 December 2020, Baltimore made her senior team debut in a 12–0 win against

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. She replaced

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at the 46th minute of the game and went on to score a goal.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baltimore goal.''

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2017–18, 2021–22 *

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runner-up: 2016–17 France U19 *

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

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Young Player of the Year:

Team of the Year:

* Trophées FFF D1 Féminine - Young Player of the Year:

* Trophées FFF D1 Féminine - Team of the Year:

References

External links

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PSG profile
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