Rachid Baldé

Rachid Baldé (born 24 February 2000) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kastoria fc.

Rachid Baldé
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000
Place of birth Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KASTORIA FC
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Povoense
2012–2014 Benfica
2015 Brentford
2016–2018 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stoke City 0 (0)
2018 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 1 (0)
2020 Fátima 4 (0)
2020–2021 Sacavenense 3 (0)
2021 Șomuz Fălticeni
2022– Zimbru 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

As a youth player, Baldé joined the youth academy of Portuguese fourth tier side Povoense.[1] In 2012, he joined the youth academy of Benfica in the Portuguese top flight.[2] Following a spell in the Brentford academy,[3][4] Baldé started his senior career with English second-tier club Stoke City.[5] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Curzon Ashton in the English sixth tier.[6]

In 2020, Baldé signed for Portuguese third-tier team Fátima.[1] In 2021, he signed for Șomuz Fălticeni in the Romanian third tier, where he suffered a knee injury.[7] Before the second half of 2021–22, Baldé signed for Moldovan top flight outfit Zimbru.[8] On 12 March 2022, he debuted for Zimbru during a 2–1 win over Bălți.[9][10] o. On 31 January 2023, Balde signed for Greek third-tier team Kastoria fc.

References
  1. "Profile". zerozero.pt.
  2. "Futebol Formação – Iniciados A (2012–2013)". serbenfiquista.com.
  3. "Milk Cup: Brentford 1 Strikers 0". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. "Milk Cup: Brentford 0 Sheffield United 1". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. "Jovem da formação do Benfica assina pelo Stoke City". ojogo.pt. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. "U23s Suffer Saints Loss". stokecityfc.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. "Şomuz Fălticeni pierde un jucător de bază în retur. Mijlocașul Rashid Balde va sta în afara gazonului şase luni după operaţia la genunchi". cronicadefalticeni.ro. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. "новичком "Зимбру" стал темнокожий хавбек из Гвинеи-Бисау". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. "Зимбру – ФК Бэлць 2:1". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. Rachid Baldé at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2022.


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