Bacar Baldé (born 15 January 1992) is a Bissau-Guinean former professional

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who played mainly as a

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, but also as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Baldé moved to Portugal at the age of 17, and played two years with

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

's juniors. He made his debut as a senior with F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

during the 2011–12 season, but was also loaned twice to clubs in the Segunda Liga. Baldé signed with Poland's

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

in the summer of 2013. However, shortly after, and without having made a single official appearance, he returned to Portugal and joined

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese sports club based in the parish of Alcântara, in the west side of Lisbon. The club was established on 18 September 1942 through the merger of two local clubs from Alcântara: Carcavelinhos Football ...

also of the second division. On 26 June 2014, Baldé returned to Portugal and its second tier with S.C. Beira-Mar. He signed for

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

one year later, being immediately loaned to

Vasco da Gama (South Africa) Vasco da Gama is a South African football club based in the Parow suburb of the city of Cape Town. Coming from the lower ranks, the club had its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African community, and adopted its name, crest and ...

. In February 2016, Baldé arrived in Serbia along with Pedro Sass Petrazzi, but he only joined

FK Borac Čačak Fudbalski klub Borac 1926 (), commonly known as Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The home ground is Čačak Stadium, which has seating capacity of 8,000. As of 2024–25 season, the club competes in secon ...

officially in August after his former club dissolved. He made his debut in the Superliga late in that month, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against

OFK Bačka OFK Bačka (Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Бачка) is a football club based in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, that competes in the Serbian League Vojvodina. In 2016, the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga. It is known as one of the most su ...

. Baldé returned to Portugal subsequently, his spell in Serbia having been marred by financial problems. In June 2020, he signed with

SC Vianense Sport Clube Vianense, commonly known as Vianense, is a Portuguese football club based in Viana do Castelo in the district of Viana do Castelo. SC Vianense currently plays in the Liga 3. The club was founded in 1898 and is one of the oldest cl ...

of the third division.

International career

Baldé earned his first

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for

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

on 4 September 2010 at the age of 18, in a 1–0 home win over

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for the

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qualifiers.

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