Samson Baidoo (born 31 March 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.
_56.jpg) Baidoo with Liefering in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Post SV Graz | ||
| 2013–2018 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2018 | Liefering | ||
| 2018–2021 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Liefering | 46 | (1) |
| 2022– | Red Bull Salzburg | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Austria U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Austria U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Austria U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Austria U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
International career edit
Born in Austria, Baidoo is of Ghanaian descent; he has represented the former country at youth international level.[2]
In October 2023, he received his first call-up to the Austrian senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan.[3]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 12 December 2023.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 1 | ||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International edit
- As of match played 13 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Red Bull Salzburg
References edit
- ^ "Samson Baidoo". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Samson Baidoo: Meet the Ghanaian defender with similarities to Upamecano & Rüdiger". December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Nationalteam-Kader mit einigen Rückkehrern". ÖFB (in Austrian German). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Samson Baidoo at Soccerway
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