Aliou Badara Baldé (born 12 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss club St. Gallen on loan from Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in Senegal, he represents Guinea internationally, after representing Senegal at youth level.
 Baldé with Guinea | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aliou Badara Baldé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen (on loan from Nice) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Diambars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Feyenoord | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Beveren (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 15 | (8) |
| 2023 | Lausanne-Sport | 19 | (7) |
| 2023– | Nice | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | → St. Gallen (loan) | 36 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Senegal U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2024– | Guinea | 13 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Club career
editOn 19 January 2021, Baldé signed a professional contract with Feyenoord.[2] He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with FC Emmen on 20 March 2021.[3]
On 7 January 2022, Baldé was loaned to Waasland-Beveren in Belgium.[4] On 31 August 2022, he was loaned to Dordrecht.[5] On 31 January 2023, Baldé was recalled from his loan at FC Dordrecht and moved to Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport.[6]
On 10 August 2024, Baldé moved on loan to VfL Bochum in Germany.[7] On 14 January 2025, Baldé returned to Lausanne-Sport on loan.[8] On 21 July 2025, he was loaned by St. Gallen.[9]
International career
editBaldé represented the Senegal U17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]
Baldé made his debut for the Guinea national team on 10 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Mozambique at Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, Morocco. He substituted Facinet Conte in the 65th minute of the 1–0 Mozambique victory.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Beveren (loan) | 2021–22 | Challenger Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Nice | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 60 | 15 | |||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and Swiss Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ "Feyenoord contracteert Senegalees talent Aliou Balde". www.feyenoord.nl.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs. Emmen - 20 March 2021". Soccerway.
- ↑ "ALIOU BALDE VERSTERKT GEEL-BLAUW" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "FC Dordrecht versterkt zich met Aliou Baldé" (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "Feyenoord verkoopt Baldé en bezorgt FC Dordrecht nieuwe huurling" [Feyenoord sells Baldé an brings FC Dordrecht new loan player]. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "VfL verpflichtet Aliou Baldé" [VfL signed Aliou Baldé] (in German). VfL Bochum. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Aliou Baldé de retour au LS" [Aliou Baldé returns to LS] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ↑ "Aliou Baldé leihweise zum FCSG" [Aliou Baldé on loan to FCSG] (in German). FC St. Gallen. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Diambars : Aliou Badara Baldé parmi les 60 meilleurs U17 de la planète – Gaindés Football". 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "Guinea v Mozambique game report". ESPN. 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Aliou Baldé at Soccerway
External links
edit- Diambars Profile
- Aliou Baldé at Soccerway
- Aliou Baldé at Olympics.com
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