Samson Baidoo

Samson Baidoo (born 31 March 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.

Samson Baidoo
Baidoo with Liefering in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2013 Post SV Graz
2013–2018 Grazer AK
2018 Liefering
2018–2021 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Liefering 46 (1)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 12 (2)
International career
2019 Austria U15 9 (0)
2019 Austria U16 6 (0)
2020 Austria U17 1 (0)
2021 Austria U18 7 (1)
2023– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

International career

Born in Austria, Baidoo is of Ghanaian descent; he has represented the former country at youth international level.[2]

In October 2023, he received his first call-up to the Austrian senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2021–22 2. Liga 25000250
2022–23 2. Liga 21100211
Total 46100461
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 40100050
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 82102[lower-alpha 1]000112
Total 122202000162
Career total 583202000623
Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. "Samson Baidoo". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "Samson Baidoo: Meet the Ghanaian defender with similarities to Upamecano & Rüdiger". December 1, 2021.
  3. "Nationalteam-Kader mit einigen Rückkehrern". ÖFB (in Austrian German). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. Samson Baidoo at Soccerway
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