Manuel Baldé

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Samba and the second or paternal family name is Baldé.
Manuel Baldé
Personal information
Full name Manuel Mama Samba Baldé
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002
Place of birth Albufeira, Portugal
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Penafiel
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2014 Imortal
2014–2019 Benfica
2019–2020 Aves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Vizela 0 (0)
2023– Penafiel 35 (0)
International career‡
2022– Guinea-Bissau 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2025

Manuel Mama Samba Baldé (born 14 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

Baldé is a youth product of the academies of Imortal, Benfica, and Aves. He signed a professional contract with Vizela in 2020, and extended his contract on 19 July 2021, after they achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga.[1]

On 3 July 2023, Baldé terminated his contract with Vizela and signed a three-year deal with Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.[2]

International career

Born in Portugal, Baldé is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He was called up to represent the Guinea-Bissau national team at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[3] He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Guarda-redes Manuel Baldé renova com Vizela até 2024". SAPO Desporto.
  2. ^ "Penafiel oficializa contratação de Manuel Baldé" [Penafiel announces signing of Manuel Baldé] (in European Portuguese). Record. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ Malacó, Pedro (9 December 2021). "Guiné Bissau chama Manuel Baldé para a CAN". Jornal Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022.


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