Michael Baidoo
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Baidoo
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Accra, Ghana
| height = 1.74 m{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/fussball/pe532411/michael-baidoo/|title=Michael Baidoo|website=sport.de}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Plymouth Argyle
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs1 = Vision
| youthyears2 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs2 = Midtjylland
| years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Midtjylland | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Fredericia (loan) | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = → Jerv (loan) | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = Jerv | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = Sandnes Ulf | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Elfsborg | caps6 = 76 | goals6 = 23
| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Plymouth Argyle| caps7 = 11| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Ghana
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 3 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|PlymoutA}} club Plymouth Argyle and the Ghana national team.{{Soccerway|michael-baidoo/488039}}
Professional career
Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club Vision, and moved to the Danish club Midtjylland in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.paulnehf.de/2017/01/23/10-african-talents-looking-to-break-through-in-2017/|title=10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf|website=www.paulnehf.de}} 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.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/michael-baidoo-lejes-ud-til-fc-fredericia MICHAEL BAIDOO LEJES UD TIL FC FREDERICIA], fcm.dk, 31 August 2018
On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club FK Jerv for the rest of 2019.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/michael-baidoo-skifter-til-fk-jerv MICHAEL BAIDOO SKIFTER TIL FK JERV], fcm.dk, 31 July 2019 On 20 January 2020, it was confirmed that Baidoo would continue at the club on loan until the end of 2020.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ung-fcm-midt-rykker-igen-til-norge/ Ung FCM-midt rykker igen til Norge], bold.dk, 20 January 2020 He signed a permanent deal with Jerv at the end of 2020.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/michael-baidoo-fortsaetter-i-norge/ MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE], fcm.dk, 16 December 2020
On 3 January 2025, Baidoo signed for English club Plymouth Argyle on a three-year contract for a reported club record fee, surpassing the previous record of £1 Million.{{Cite news |title=Michael Baidoo signs for Argyle |language=en-GB |work=PAFC.co.uk |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/michael-baidoo-signs-argyle |access-date=3 January 2025}}
International career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/under17qualifiers/MatchDetails?MatchId=V2qC4AarKuS7Nue5WepkktMNo51uAoYSRDUh26HUSCQShaVhBOfzTfoujNMuzP5J|title=CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/under17qualifiers/MatchDetails?MatchId=gHE0F1FsQ1Mti+ZM+eLRY1lxGOv5uNgG+xJR2RcYvTlQwISd229hM0ifPeScq/VN|title=CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details|first=CAF - Confederation of African|last=Football|website=www.cafonline.com}} He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s.{{cite web|url=https://www.mja.dk/artikel/fcm-skriver-med-ung-ghaneser|title=FCM skriver med ung ghaneser - mja.dk|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/thirty-players-invited-to-black-satellites-camp-on|title=Thirty players invited to Black Satellites camp on|first=Ghana Football|last=Association|website=www.ghanafa.org}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://africa.espn.com/football/match/_/gameId/722039/sudan-ghana|title=Ghana v Sudan game report|date=10 October 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Midtjylland
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Danish Superliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fredericia (loan)
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Jerv
|2019 |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2020
|Norwegian First Division |27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|="2"|— | 27 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40 | 6 | |||||
| Sandnes Ulf
|2021 |Norwegian First Division |29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Elfsborg
|2022 |21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2023
|Allsvenskan |28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2024
|Allsvenskan |27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14{{efn|name=UEL}} | 5 | 45 | 15 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!76 | 23 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||15 | 5 | 99 | 28 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle
|11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!174 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 202 | 39 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- [https://www.fcm.dk/akademi/u19/truppen/michael-baidoo FCM Profile]
{{Plymouth Argyle F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baidoo, Michael}}
Category:Footballers from Accra
Category:Ghanaian men's footballers
Category:Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Ghana men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:English Football League players
Category:FC Midtjylland players
Category:FC Fredericia players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England