Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Robert Otucan Baldisimo | ||
Date of birth | April 13, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wesburn YSC | |||
South Burnaby Metro Club | |||
Mountain United FC | |||
Burnaby Metro Selects SC | |||
2011–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 13 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 47 | (1) |
2022 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | (0) |
2023– | → The Town FC [lower-alpha 1] (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Canada U21 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Philippines | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 11, 2024 |
Michael Robert Otucan Baldisimo (born April 13, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes. Born in Canada, he represents the Philippines at international level.
Baldisimo began playing soccer at age four with Wesburn Youth SC. [1] Afterwards, he played with South Burnaby Metro Club, Mountain United FC, and Burnaby Metro Selects SC. [2] [3] In 2011, he represented Western Canada at the Danone Cup qualifiers. [4] Later in 2011, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy. [5] He was named the 2018 Whitecaps FC Most Promising Player at the club's annual awards ceremony. [6]
On August 4, 2016, he made his professional debut in the USL with Whitecaps FC 2 as an academy call-up in a match against Arizona United SC. [7] [8] He attended the 2017 pre-season with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC first team. [8] In March 2017, he signed a professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL. [8]
In July 2018, Baldisimo signed a homegrown player contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer. [9] [10] After not featuring for the team in 2018 or 2019, he began to feature regularly with the team in 2020. [11] He made his debut for the first team on August 25, 2020, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to the Montreal Impact. [12] [13] He scored his first goal the following week on September 5, in a 3–2 home victory over Toronto FC. [14] [15]
After the 2022 season, following the expiry of his contract, he was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft. [16] In January 2023, he signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2024 with the Earthquakes. [17]
Baldisimo was born in Canada and is of Filipino descent. [18]
In October 2014, he made his debut in the Canadian program when he was called up to a camp with the Canada U15 national team. [1] In the summer of 2015, he was named to the U15 squad for a tournament in Mexico. [19] In 2017, he was named to the Canada U17 team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [20] He was called up to the Canada U21 team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament [21] and also made three starts for the Canada U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, recording an assist against Dominica U20. [2] In March 2021, Baldisimo was named to the Canadian U23 squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. [22] In June 2021, he was named to the 60-man provisional squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [23] but was left off the final team.
In May 2021, Baldisimo received an invitation to play for the Philippines senior national team in their 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, however he declined the offer as he was still expecting to receive a call up from the Canadian senior team. [24] In November 2021, he accepted a call-up to the Philippines for the rescheduled 2020 AFF Championship tournament, but had to withdraw due to injury. [25] He accepted another invite to train with the team in November 2022. [26] [27]
In March 2024, Baldisimo was called up to the team for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Iraq. [28] [29]
Michael is the younger brother of Matthew Baldisimo, who is also a professional soccer player. [30]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 | 2016 | USL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2021 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2022 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
San Jose Earthquakes | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
San Jose Earthquakes II | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
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