Michael Baidoo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Baidoo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Vision | ||
| 2017–2018 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Umm Salal (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Ghana U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2026 | |||
Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle and the Ghana national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club Vision, and moved to the Danish club Midtjylland in 2018.[4] 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.[5]
On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club FK Jerv for the rest of 2019.[6] On 20 January 2020, it was confirmed that Baidoo would continue at the club on loan until the end of 2020.[7] He signed a permanent deal with Jerv at the end of 2020.[8]
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
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 3 May 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fredericia (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Jerv | 2019 | Norwegian First Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | ="2"|— | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 14[a] | 5 | 45 | 15 | ||
| Total | 76 | 23 | 8 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | 99 | 28 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 174 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 202 | 39 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Midtjylland
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2025/26". efl.com. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/451047/show/michael-baidoo
- 1 2 Michael Baidoo at Soccerway
- ↑ "10 African talents looking to break through in 2017 - Paul Nehf". www.paulnehf.de.
- ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO LEJES UD TIL FC FREDERICIA, fcm.dk, 31 August 2018
- ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO SKIFTER TIL FK JERV, fcm.dk, 31 July 2019
- ↑ Ung FCM-midt rykker igen til Norge, bold.dk, 20 January 2020
- ↑ MICHAEL BAIDOO FORTSÆTTER I NORGE, fcm.dk, 16 December 2020
- ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ↑ Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Under 17 qualifiers - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- ↑ "FCM skriver med ung ghaneser - mja.dk".
- ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Thirty players invited to Black Satellites camp on". www.ghanafa.org.
- ↑ "Ghana v Sudan game report". ESPN. 10 October 2024.
- ↑ "Former Vision FC star Michael Baidoo wins Danish SuperLiga title with FC Midtjylland". GhanaSoccernet.
External links
[edit]- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Allsvenskan players
- English Football League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Vision F.C. players
- FC Midtjylland players
- FC Fredericia players
- FK Jerv players
- Sandnes Ulf players
- IF Elfsborg players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Umm Salal SC players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
