Samson Baidoo
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 March 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Liefering | ||
Number | 40 | ||
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 | 13 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Austria U15 | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Austria U16 | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Austria U17 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Austria U18 | 7 | (1) |
2023– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2023 |
Samson Baidoo (born 31 March 2004 in Graz) is an Austrian professional footballer. He plays as a defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.
Career
[change | change source]He played in the youth teams of Post SV Graz and Grazer AK. 2018 he came to the Red Bull Academy. 2021 he went on to FC Liefering.[1]He made his debut for Liefering in the 2nd league in July 2021 when he came on as a substitute for Dijon Kameri in the 85th minute on the first matchday of that season against Kapfenberger SV.
In April 2022 he signed a professional contract in Salzburg that runs until June 2027.[2] For the 2022/23 season he also moved into the Bundesliga squad. He debuted for Salzburg on 14 May 2023 in the away match versus LASK. [3]
National team
[change | change source]He played for Austria U15, U16, U17 and U18.[4]In November 2022 he made his debut for the U-21 team against Turkey. In October 2023 he was nominated for the senior national team for the first time.[5] He made his debut in the same month when he came on as a substitute for Kevin Danso in the 66th minute of the European Championship qualifier against Belgium.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]- As of match played 28 October 2023.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Career total | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League