| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)1 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 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) |
| 2025–2026 | → 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.2
Club 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
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.89 He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s.1011
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.12
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 May 20252
| 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 | — | 1a | 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 | — | 1b | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 14a | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Midtjylland
References
References
- https://www.whoscored.com/players/451047/show/michael-baidoo
- 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.