| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Rosengård | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Champasak United | ||
| 2016–2018 | Monrovia Club Breweries | ||
| 2018–2021 | Feronikeli | 28 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Drenica (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Drita | 33 | (2) |
| 2023 | Al-Diwaniya | ||
| 2024–2026 | FC Rosengård | 47 | (1) |
| 2026– | Trelleborgs FF | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Liberia | 26 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Prince Balde (born 23 March 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Swedish club FC Rosengård and the Liberia national team.
Club career
Drita
On 1 July 2021, Balde signed a two-year contract with Kosovan club Drita and received squad number 26.1 On 21 August, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against his former club Feronikeli.2
International career
In July 2017, Balde made his debut for Liberia in a friendly match against Mauritania.3
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feronikeli | 2018–19 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Drenica (loan) | 2018–19 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| FC Drita | 2021–22 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4a | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| FC Rosengård | 2024 | Ettan Fotboll | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | Ettan Fotboll | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| Trelleborgs FF | 2026 | Ettan Fotboll | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 133 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Balde goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2026 | Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco |  Libya |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
References
References
- "ZYRTARE: Prince Balde nga sot vishet bardhekaltër" [OFFICIAL: Prince Balde from today wears white and blue]. Gazeta Topi (in Albanian). 1 July 2021.
- "Drita – Feronikeli, formacionet startuese" [Drita – Feronikeli, starting line-ups]. Insporti (in Albanian). 21 August 2021.
- "Mauritania – Liberia 0:1 (Friendlies 2017, July)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
External links
External links
- Prince Balde at Soccerway.com
- Prince Balde at WorldFootball.net
- Prince Balde at National-Football-Teams.com
- Prince Balde at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)