Michael Baidoo

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Michael Baidoo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Umm Salal
(on loan from Plymouth Argyle)
Number 10
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– → Umm Salal (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2016 Ghana U20 2 (0)
2024– Ghana 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2025

Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League side Umm Salal on loan from EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle and the Ghana national team.[2]

Club career

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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]

In June 2025, Baidoo joined Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal on a season-long loan deal.[9][10]

International career

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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.[11][12] He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s.[13][14]

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.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 May 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Midtjylland

References

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  1. ^ https://www.whoscored.com/players/451047/show/michael-baidoo
  2. ^ a b Michael Baidoo at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  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
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