Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Mama Samba Baldé [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 November 1995||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Lyon (on loan from Troyes) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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) | 10 | (1) |
2017–2019 | → Aves (loan) | 41 | (11) |
2019−2021 | Dijon | 53 | (13) |
2021− | Troyes | 64 | (15) |
2022– | Troyes B | 1 | (0) |
2023− | → Lyon (loan) | 18 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Mama Samba Baldé (born 6 November 1995) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger and for Ligue 1 club Lyon, on loan from Ligue 2 club Troyes, and the Guinea-Bissau national team. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
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]
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]
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]
On 30 August 2023, Baldé joined Lyon on loan for one year for €2 million, with a €6 million buying option. [13]
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). [14] He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Career total | 235 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 44 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 2 | |
2024 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 24 | 4 |
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 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 6 January 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Mali | 1–2 | 2–6 | Friendly |
Aves
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Mama Samba Baldé [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 November 1995||
Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Lyon (on loan from Troyes) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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) | 10 | (1) |
2017–2019 | → Aves (loan) | 41 | (11) |
2019−2021 | Dijon | 53 | (13) |
2021− | Troyes | 64 | (15) |
2022– | Troyes B | 1 | (0) |
2023− | → Lyon (loan) | 18 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Guinea-Bissau | 24 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Mama Samba Baldé (born 6 November 1995) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger and for Ligue 1 club Lyon, on loan from Ligue 2 club Troyes, and the Guinea-Bissau national team. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
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]
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]
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]
On 30 August 2023, Baldé joined Lyon on loan for one year for €2 million, with a €6 million buying option. [13]
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). [14] He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. [15]
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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Career total | 235 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 44 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 2 | |
2024 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 24 | 4 |
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 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 6 January 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Mali | 1–2 | 2–6 | Friendly |
Aves