Samson Baidoo

Samson Baidoo

Baidoo with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Lens
Number	6
Youth career
2012–2013	Post SV Graz
2013–2018	Grazer AK
2018	FC Liefering
2018–2021	Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	FC Liefering	46	(1)
2022–2025	Red Bull Salzburg	50	(2)
2025–	Lens	2	(0)
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 as of 29 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2023

Samson Baidoo (born 31 March 2004) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Austria national team.

Club career

On 17 July 2025, Baidoo signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lens in France. ^[2]

International career

Born in Austria, Baidoo is of Ghanaian descent; he has represented the former country at youth international level. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2025. ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC 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	17	2	1	0	5 [a]	0	0	0	23	2
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	29	0	2	0	11 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	43	0
	Total		50	2	4	0	16	0	1	0	71	2
Lens	2025–26	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			98	3	4	0	16	0	1	0	119	3

Notes

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 13 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2023	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2022–23

References

1. "Samson Baidoo". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "SAMSON BAIDOO, LA FILIATION DÉFENSIVE" (in French). RC Lens. 17 July 2025.
3. "Samson Baidoo: Meet the Ghanaian defender with similarities to Upamecano & Rüdiger". 1 December 2021.
4. "Nationalteam-Kader mit einigen Rückkehrern". ÖFB (in Austrian German). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. Samson Baidoo at Soccerway

External links

• Samson Baidoo at FC Red Bull Salzburg
• Samson Baidoo – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Samson Baidoo at ÖFB (in German)
• Samson Baidoo at ÖFB (in German) (national team)
• Samson Baidoo on Instagram