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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Rosengård | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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– | FC Rosengård | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Liberia | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editDrita
editOn 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
editIn July 2017, Balde made his debut for Liberia in a friendly match against Mauritania.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| 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 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| FC Rosengård | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 106 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Prince Balde at National-Football-Teams.com
- Prince Balde at WorldFootball.net
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