Michael Baidoo

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Michael Baidoo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 30
Youth career
2015–2017 Vision
2017–2018 Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Fredericia (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 → Jerv (loan) 40 (6)
2021 Jerv 0 (0)
2021 Sandnes Ulf 29 (4)
2022–2025 Elfsborg 76 (23)
2025– Plymouth Argyle 4 (0)
International career
2016 Ghana U20 2 (0)
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025

Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle and the Ghana national team. [2]

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Professional career

Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club Vision, and moved to the Danish club Midtjylland in 2018. [3] Baidoo made his professional debut with Midtjylland in a 1–1 Danish Superliga tie with FC Nordsjælland on 11 March 2018. He was loaned out for the rest of the season on 31 August 2018 to FC Fredericia. [4]

On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club FK Jerv for the rest of 2019. [5] On 20 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Baidoo would continue at the club on loan until the end of 2020. [6] He signed a permanent deal with Jerv at the end of 2020. [7]

On 3 January 2025, Baidoo signed for English club Plymouth Argyle on a three-year contract for a reported club record fee, surpassing the previous record of £1 Million. [8]

International career

Baidoo was called up to a pair of 2015 African U-17 Championship qualification matches for the Ghana U17s, but did not make an appearance. [9] [10] He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s. [11] [12]

Baidoo made his debut for the Ghana national team on 10 October 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan at the Accra Sports Stadium. He substituted Ibrahim Sulemana in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 1010——20
2018–19 Danish Superliga0000—1 [a] 010
Total1010—1030
Fredericia (loan) 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 16000——160
Jerv 2019 Norwegian First Division 13200——132
2020 Norwegian First Division27400——274
Total40600——406
Sandnes Ulf 2021 Norwegian First Division29411——305
Elfsborg 2022 Allsvenskan 21830—1 [b] 0258
2023 Allsvenskan28510——295
2024 Allsvenskan271040—14 [a] 54515
Total762380—1559928
Plymouth Argyle 2024–25 EFL Championship 401000—50
Career total166331110016519339
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Midtjylland

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References

  1. ↑ "Michael Baidoo". sport.de.
  2. 1 2 Michael Baidoo at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf". www.paulnehf.de.
  4. ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO LEJES UD TIL FC FREDERICIA, fcm.dk, 31 August 2018
  5. ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO SKIFTER TIL FK JERV, fcm.dk, 31 July 2019
  6. ↑ Ung FCM-midt rykker igen til Norge, bold.dk, 20 January 2020
  7. ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE, fcm.dk, 16 December 2020
  8. ↑ "Michael Baidoo signs for Argyle". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  10. ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  11. ↑ "FCM skriver med ung ghaneser - mja.dk".
  12. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Thirty players invited to Black Satellites camp on". www.ghanafa.org.
  13. ↑ "Ghana v Sudan game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Former Vision FC star Michael Baidoo wins Danish SuperLiga title with FC Midtjylland". GhanaSoccernet.
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