Manuel Baldé
{{short description|Bissau-Guinean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Samba|Baldé}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manuel Baldé
| image =
| fullname = Manuel Mama Samba Baldé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Albufeira, Portugal
| height = 1.94m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Penafiel
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs1 = Imortal
| youthyears2 = 2014–2019
| youthclubs2 = Benfica
| youthyears3 = 2019–2020
| youthclubs3 = Aves
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Vizela
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Penafiel
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Guinea-Bissau
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 3 January 2025
| nationalteam-update = 27 September 2022
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/guarda-redes-manuel-balde-renova-com-vizela-ate-2024|title=Guarda-redes Manuel Baldé renova com Vizela até 2024|website=SAPO Desporto}}
On 3 July 2023, Baldé terminated his contract with Vizela and signed a three-year deal with Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.{{Cite web |date=3 July 2023 |title=Penafiel oficializa contratação de Manuel Baldé |trans-title=Penafiel announces signing of Manuel Baldé |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/penafiel/detalhe/penafiel-oficializa-contratacao-de-manuel-balde |access-date=5 October 2023 |publisher=Record |language=pt-PT}}
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.{{cite web | last=Malacó | first=Pedro | title=Guiné Bissau chama Manuel Baldé para a CAN | website=Jornal Record | date=2021-12-09 | url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/vizela/detalhe/guine-bissau-chama-manuel-balde-para-a-can | language=pt | access-date=2022-03-26}} He debuted with Guinea-Bissau in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://ogologb.net/2022/03/23/baciro-cande-aposta-em-oito-estreias-no-onze-dos-djurtus-contra-guine-equatorial/|title=BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL|date=March 23, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|manuel-mama-samba-balde/678330}}
- {{BDFutbol|41370}}
- {{BeSoccer|m-balde-985058}}
{{F.C. Penafiel squad}}{{Guinea-Bissau squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balde, Manuel}}
Category:People from Albufeira
Category:Footballers from Faro District
Category:Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
Category:Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:F.C. Penafiel players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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