Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mahmudu Bajo | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Keneba, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | RS Tallinding FC | ||
2021–2023 | Granada | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Podbrezová | 28 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Dunajská Streda | 33 | (0) |
2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Gambia U20 | 9 | (1) |
2024– | Gambia | 6 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 |
Mahmudu Bajo (born 15 August 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.
Born in Keneba, Gambia, Bajo started his football career at local club RS Tallinding FC before moving to Spanish club Granada. In 2023, Bajo signed a contract with the Niké liga club Podbrezová. [2]
Bajo made his professional Niké Liga debut for Podbrezová against MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica on 28 July 2023. [3]
On July 18 2024, Bajo joined another Slovak club, Dunajská Streda. He signed a four-year contract, until June 2028. [4]
On 1 August 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Bajo on a four-year deal, with an option for one more year. [5]
In 2023 he participated with Gambia U20 national team in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, [6] and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [7]