[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Michael Baidoo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Baidoo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Elfsborg
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2017 Vision
2017–2018 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2018–2019Fredericia (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020Jerv (loan) 40 (6)
2021 Jerv 0 (0)
2021 Sandnes Ulf 29 (4)
2022– Elfsborg 76 (23)
International career
2016 Ghana U20 2 (0)
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Elfsborg and the Ghana national team.[2]

Professional career

[edit]

Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club Vision, and moved to the Danish club Midtjylland in 2018.[3] Baidoo made his professional debut with Midtjylland in a 1–1 Danish Superliga tie with FC Nordsjælland on 11 March 2018. He was loaned out for the rest of the season on 31 August 2018 to FC Fredericia.[4]

On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club FK Jerv for the rest of 2019.[5] On 20 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Baidoo would continue at the club on loan until the end of 2020.[6] He signed a permanent deal with Jerv at the end of 2020.[7]

International career

[edit]

Baidoo was called up to a pair of 2015 African U-17 Championship qualification matches for the Ghana U17s, but did not make an appearance.[8][9] He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s.[10][11]

Baidoo made his debut for the Ghana national team on 10 October 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium. He substituted Ibrahim Sulemana in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw.[12]

Honours

[edit]

Midtjylland

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Michael Baidoo". sport.de.
  2. ^ Michael Baidoo at Soccerway
  3. ^ "10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf". www.paulnehf.de.
  4. ^ MICHAEL BAIDOO LEJES UD TIL FC FREDERICIA, fcm.dk, 31 August 2018
  5. ^ MICHAEL BAIDOO SKIFTER TIL FK JERV, fcm.dk, 31 July 2019
  6. ^ Ung FCM-midt rykker igen til Norge, bold.dk, 20 January 2020
  7. ^ MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE, fcm.dk, 16 December 2020
  8. ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  9. ^ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  10. ^ "FCM skriver med ung ghaneser - mja.dk".
  11. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Thirty players invited to Black Satellites camp on". www.ghanafa.org.
  12. ^ "Ghana v Sudan game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Former Vision FC star Michael Baidoo wins Danish SuperLiga title with FC Midtjylland". GhanaSoccernet.
[edit]