Mama Baldé
Bissau-Guinean footballer (born 1995)
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Mama Samba Baldé (born 6 November 1995) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Brest and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
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Baldé in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mama Samba Baldé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Recreios Algueirão | ||
| 2007–2013 | Sintrense | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Sintrense | 1 | (0) |
| 2014−2019 | Sporting CP B | 58 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Benfica Castelo Branco (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → Aves (loan) | 41 | (11) |
| 2019−2021 | Dijon | 53 | (13) |
| 2021−2024 | Troyes | 64 | (15) |
| 2022–2024 | Troyes B | 1 | (0) |
| 2023−2024 | → Lyon (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2024 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brest | 45 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Guinea-Bissau | 37 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:17, 25 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sporting CP
Born in Bissau, Baldé moved to Portugal before his tenth birthday. In 2013, he signed with Sporting CP for his last year as a junior, arriving for free from Sintrense.[2]
Baldé made his professional debut with the reserves on 11 May 2014, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win against Braga B in the Segunda Liga.[3] In January 2015, he was loaned to third division side Benfica de Castelo Branco until June.[4]
Returned to Sporting B for 2015–16, Baldé scored his first league goal on 30 September 2015, but in a 1–3 home defeat to Olhanense.[5] He totalled 38 appearances during the season, helping to a tenth-place finish in the second tier.
Baldé went on loan to Primeira Liga club Aves in the summer of 2017.[6] His first match in the competition occurred on 11 September, when he started as a right-back in the 2–1 home victory over Belenenses.[7]
In February 2019, Baldé became Aves' all-time scorer in the Portuguese top flight with nine goals.[2]
Dijon
On 27 June 2019, Baldé joined Dijon on a three-year contract.[8] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 10 August, playing the first half of a 1–2 home loss against Saint-Étienne.[9]
Baldé scored seven times during the 2020–21 campaign, but his team suffered relegation as last.[10]
Troyes
On 31 July 2021, Baldé agreed to a four-year deal at Troyes in the same country and league.[11] He scored a career-best 12 goals in 2022–23, but his side also went down.[12]
Lyon
On 30 August 2023, Baldé joined Lyon on loan for one year for €2 million, with a €6 million buying option.[13] In May 2024, as he had taken part in 55% of their matches, the clause was automatically activated.[14]
Brest
On 30 August 2024, Baldé signed a three-year contract with fellow top-tier Brest for €4.5 million, not including bonuses potentially rising up to €2.4 million, with a 15% sell-on clause for Lyon.[15] He was part of the squad that participated in European competitions for the first time in the club's history, the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.[16][17]
International career
Baldé won his first cap for Guinea-Bissau on 8 June 2019, in a friendly against Angola where he replaced Toni Silva (2–0 loss in Penafiel).[18] He was selected in the squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2025[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda Liga | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | LigaPro | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Aves | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
| Total | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 13 | ||
| Dijon | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Total | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 13 | |||
| Troyes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 65 | 15 | ||||
| Troyes B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brest | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Career total | 266 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 298 | 46 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 7 | |
- As of match played 4 September 2025
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2021 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |  Sudan | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2023 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 17 November 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 6 January 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Mali | 1–2 | 2–6 | Friendly |
| 5 | 10 June 2024 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 10 September 2024 | Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 4 September 2025 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Sierra Leone | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
