Romário Baldé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romário Baldé | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| 2008–2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Benfica B | 9 | (0) |
| 2015-2016 | → Tondela (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U17 | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015- | Portugal U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016. | |||
Romário Baldé (born 25 December 1996) is a Guinea Bissau-born Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Benfica.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Baldé arrived in the youth ranks of Benfica at age 12, from local Estrela da Amadora.
He represented the club on the debut season of UEFA Youth League, helping them progress all the way through the final, lost to Barcelona.[1] The following season, the 17–year old made his professional debut for Benfica B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against C.D. Trofense on 9 August 2014.[2] He also represented Benfica again in the UEFA Youth League, reaching the quarter-finals against FC Shakhtar Donetsk, where he missed a penalty, attempted in panenka style, that would have given the Eagles the lead. They were later eliminated in the penalty shootout.[3][4]
In May 2015, Baldé announced that he would be leaving the club, after he could not agree on a new contract with Benfica.[5] However, two months later, he back-tracked on that decision and signed a five-year extension with Benfica, being immediately loaned to Primeira Liga side Tondela for one season.[6][7]
International career
He represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring one goal.[8] Balde captained the Portugal U20s for the 2016 Toulon Tournament.[9]
Honours
- Benfica
- UEFA Youth League: Runner-up 2013–14[1]
References
- 1 2 "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "SL Benfica B – Trofense, 3-2: Águias vencem no Seixal ao intervalo" [SL Benfica B – Trofense, 3-2: Eagles win in Seixal at break] (in Portuguese). SL Benfica. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Benfica's Romário Baldé heartbroken after embarrassing Panenka penalty miss". The Guardian. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Is Benfica youth player Romario Balde's panenka penalty the worst ever? The goalkeeper had enough time to dive the wrong way, get back up and save the shot". Daily Mail. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Romário Baldé: Espero um dia regressar ao Benfica" [Romário Baldé: I hope to return at Benfica one day]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Romário Baldé emprestado ao Tondela" [Romário Baldé on loan to Tondela] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Benfica: Romário Baldé fica e renova contrato" [Benfica: Romário Baldé stays and signs new contract]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-19: Eleitos para o Europeu" [Under-19: Elected to the European] (in Portuguese). FPF. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "La fiche de match Anglaterre Portugal". Festival International Espoirs Toulon - Var - Provence (in French). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
External links
- Romário Baldé profile at ForaDeJogo
- Romário Baldé profile at Soccerway
- National team data (Portuguese)
- Romário Baldé – UEFA competition record