Prince Balde
{{short description|Liberian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Prince Balde
|image =
|caption =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|23|df=y}}
|birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia
|height = 1.87 m
|position = Center-back
|currentclub = FC Rosengård
|clubnumber = 25
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2015–2016
|clubs1 = Champasak United
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2016–2018
|clubs2 = Monrovia Club Breweries
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2018–2021
|clubs3 = Feronikeli
|caps3 = 28
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2019
|clubs4 = → Drenica (loan)
|caps4 = 22
|goals4 = 1
|years5 = 2021–2023
|clubs5 = Drita
|caps5 = 33
|goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2023
|clubs6 = Al-Diwaniya
|caps6 =
|goals6 =
|years7 = 2024–
|clubs7 = FC Rosengård
|caps7 = 29
|goals7 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2017–
|nationalteam1 = Liberia
|nationalcaps1 = 16
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 9 May 2025
|nationalteam-update = 24 March 2025
}}
Prince Balde (born 23 March 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Swedish club FC Rosengård and the Liberia national team.
Club career
=Drita=
On 1 July 2021, Balde signed a two-year contract with Kosovan club Drita and received squad number 26.{{cite news|url=https://gazeta-topi.com/zyrtare-prince-balde-nga-sot-vishet-bardhekalter/|title=ZYRTARE: Prince Balde nga sot vishet bardhekaltër|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Prince Balde from today wears white and blue|language=Albanian|website=Gazeta Topi|date=1 July 2021}} On 21 August, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against his former club Feronikeli.{{cite news|url=https://insporti.com/drita-feronikeli-formacionet-startuese/|title=Drita – Feronikeli, formacionet startuese|trans-title=Drita – Feronikeli, starting line-ups|language=Albanian|website=Insporti|date=21 August 2021}}
International career
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 10 November 2024}}
| 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"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Feronikeli
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Drenica (loan)
|2018–19 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |15 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!22 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|FC Drita
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|Football Superleague of Kosovo |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 2 | ||
| FC Rosengård
|2024 |23 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!106 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 24 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Liberia
|2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 19 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT}}
- {{WorldFootball.net}}
{{FC Rosengård squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balde, Prince}}
Category:Footballers from Monrovia
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Liberian men's footballers
Category:Liberia men's international footballers
Category:Liberian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Laos
Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Lao Premier League players
Category:Liberian First Division players
Category:Monrovia Club Breweries players
Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Category:FC Feronikeli 74 players
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