Samson Baidoo

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Samson Baidoo
FC Liefering gegen SK Sturm Graz II (2022-08-26) 56.jpg
Baidoo with Liefering in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Liefering 46 (1)
2022– Red Bull Salzburg 21 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

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.

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International career

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

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024. [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering 2021–22 2. Liga 25000250
2022–23 2. Liga21100211
Total46100461
Red Bull Salzburg 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 40100050
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga172105 [lower-alpha 1] 000232
Total212205000282
Career total673205000743
Notes
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 13 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 202310
Total10

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

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References

  1. "Samson Baidoo". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "Samson Baidoo: Meet the Ghanaian defender with similarities to Upamecano & Rüdiger". December 1, 2021.
  3. "Nationalteam-Kader mit einigen Rückkehrern". ÖFB (in Austrian German). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. Samson Baidoo at Soccerway