Mama Baldé
 Baldé in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mama Samba Baldé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Recreios Algueirão | ||
| 2007–2013 | Sintrense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Sintrense | 1 | (0) |
| 2014−2019 | Sporting CP B | 58 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Benfica Castelo Branco (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → Aves (loan) | 41 | (11) |
| 2019−2021 | Dijon | 53 | (13) |
| 2021−2024 | Troyes | 64 | (15) |
| 2022–2024 | Troyes B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023−2024 | → Lyon (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2024 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brest | 45 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Guinea-Bissau | 38 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:00, 25 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mama Samba Baldé (born 6 November 1995) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Brest and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
[edit]Sporting CP
[edit]Born in Bissau, Baldé moved to Portugal before his tenth birthday. In 2013, he signed with Sporting CP for his last year as a junior, arriving for free from Sintrense.[2]
Baldé made his professional debut with the reserves on 11 May 2014, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against Braga B in the Segunda Liga.[3] In January 2015, he was loaned to third division side Benfica de Castelo Branco until June.[4]
Returned to Sporting B for 2015–16, Baldé scored his first league goal on 30 September 2015, but in a 1–3 home defeat to Olhanense.[5] He totalled 38 appearances during the season, helping to a tenth-place finish in the second tier.
Baldé went on loan to Primeira Liga club Aves in the summer of 2017.[6] His first match in the competition occurred on 11 September, when he started as a right-back in the 2–1 home victory over Belenenses.[7]
In February 2019, Baldé became Aves' all-time scorer in the Portuguese top flight with nine goals.[2]
Dijon
[edit]On 27 June 2019, Baldé joined Dijon on a three-year contract.[8] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 August, playing the first half of a 1–2 home loss against Saint-Étienne.[9]
Baldé scored seven times during the 2020–21 campaign, but his team suffered relegation as last.[10]
Troyes
[edit]On 31 July 2021, Baldé agreed to a four-year deal at Troyes in the same country and league.[11] He scored a career-best 12 goals in 2022–23, but his side also went down.[12]
Lyon
[edit]On 30 August 2023, Baldé joined Lyon on loan for one year for €2 million, with a €6 million buying option.[13] In May 2024, as he had taken part in 55% of their matches, the clause was automatically activated.[14]
Brest
[edit]On 30 August 2024, Baldé signed a three-year contract with fellow top-tier Brest for €4.5 million, not including bonuses potentially rising up to €2.4 million, with a 15% sell-on clause for Lyon.[15] He was part of the squad that participated in European competitions for the first time in the club's history, the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[16][17]
International career
[edit]Baldé won his first cap for Guinea-Bissau on 8 June 2019, in a friendly against Angola where he replaced Toni Silva (2–0 loss in Penafiel).[18] He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2025[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | LigaPro | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Aves | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
| Total | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 13 | ||
| Dijon | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Total | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 13 | |||
| Troyes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 15 | ||||
| Troyes B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brest | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Career total | 266 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 298 | 46 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
- ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 25 September 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 8 | |
- As of match played 25 September 2026
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2021 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |  Sudan | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2023 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 17 November 2023 | Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 6 January 2024 | 26 March Stadium, Bamako, Mali |  Mali | 1–2 | 2–6 | Friendly |
| 5 | 10 June 2024 | 24 September Stadium, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 10 September 2024 | Zimpeto Stadium, Maputo, Mozambique |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 4 September 2025 | 24 September Stadium, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Sierra Leone | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 25 September 2026 | Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit]Aves
Lyon
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24[23]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Mama Baldé" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- 1 2 Casaca, Manuel (15 February 2019). "Uma viagem ao passado de Mama Baldé: "Rendeu bola, como diz o outro"" [A trip to Mama Baldé's past: "We got the short end of the stick, as they say"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ↑ "Esgaio decide com penálti "à Panenka"" [Esgaio decides it with "Panenka-like" penalty]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "CNS: Benfica e Castelo Branco reforça-se no Sporting e Paços" [CNS: Benfica e Castelo Branco bolster in Sporting and Paços] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Sporting B-Olhanense, 1–3: Leões derrotados com Labyad em campo" [Sporting B-Olhanense, 1–3: Lions defeated with Labyad on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Sporting empresta Mama Baldé ao Desp. Aves" [OFFICIAL: Sporting loan Mama Baldé to Desp. Aves] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Reviravolta tira Aves dos lugares de descida" [Comeback takes Aves from relegation zone] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Mama Baldé signe à Dijon (officiel)" [Mama Baldé signs with Dijon (official)]. Le Figaro (in French). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Saint-Etienne tue le match à Dijon en 10 minutes" [Saint-Etienne kill match at Dijon in 10 minutes] (in French). Be Soccer. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Officiel | Troyes recrute l'ailier Mama Baldé de Dijon" [Official | Troyes bring in winger Mama Baldé from Dijon] (in French). Sport News 24. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mama Baldé s'engage avec l'ESTAC!" [Mama Baldé commits to ESTAC!] (in French). ES Troyes. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ↑ Lantheaume, Romain (30 June 2023). "Nantes: des discussions pour Mama Baldé" [Nantes: the Mama Baldé talks] (in French). Maxi Foot. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mama Baldé joins OL on loan until the end of the season". Olympique Lyonnais. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ↑ "OL. Prêté avec option d'achat, Mama Baldé définitivement transféré en provenance de Troyes" [OL. Loaned with buying option, Mama Baldé transferred permanently from Troyes]. Ouest-France (in French). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ↑ Conte, Guillaume (30 August 2024). "L'OL vend Mama Baldé à Brest" [OL sell Mama Baldé to Brest] (in French). Foot 01. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Les chiffres marquants du Stade Brestois avant une première participation inattendue en Ligue des champions" [Stade Brestois' remarkable figures before an unexpected first participation in the Champions League]. L'Équipe (in French). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Mama Baldé estreia-se na Liga dos Campeões" [Mama Baldé makes Champions League debut] (in Portuguese). Fut 245. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Angola bate Guiné-Bissau em jogo com vários "portugueses"" [Angola beat Guinea-Bissau in match with several "Portuguese"] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ Soliman, Seif (12 June 2019). "Ittihad's Toni Silva named in Guinea Bissau's AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ Mama Baldé at Soccerway
- 1 2 Mama Baldé at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Aves ganha a Taça de Portugal graças a bis de Guedes" [Aves win Portuguese Cup thanks to Guedes brace]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "PSG beat Lyon 2–1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mama Baldé at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Mama Baldé at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Bissau-Guinean sportsmen
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Footballers from Bissau
- Men's association football full-backs
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football utility players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- S.U. Sintrense players
- Sporting CP B players
- Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco players
- C.D. Aves players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Dijon FCO players
- ES Troyes AC players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in France
