Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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on loan from club

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and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club

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, and moved to the Danish club

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in 2018. Baidoo made his professional debut with Midtjylland in a 1–1

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tie with

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

on 11 March 2018. He was loaned out for the rest of the season on 31 August 2018 to

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. On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club

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for the rest of 2019. On 20 January 2020, it was confirmed that Baidoo would continue at the club on loan until the end of 2020. He signed a permanent deal with Jerv at the end of 2020. On 3 January 2025, Baidoo signed for English club

on a three-year contract for a reported club record fee, surpassing the previous record of £1 Million. In June 2025, Baidoo joined

club

on a season-long loan deal.

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. He has won two caps for the Ghana U20s. Baidoo made his debut for the Ghana national team on 10 October 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan at the

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. He substituted Ibrahim Sulemana in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw.

Career statistics

Honours

Midtjylland *

: 2017–18

References

External links

FCM Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baidoo, Michael 1999 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Ghana men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Norwegian First Division players Allsvenskan players English Football League players Qatar Stars League players Vision F.C. players FC Midtjylland players FC Fredericia players FK Jerv players Sandnes Ulf players IF Elfsborg players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Umm Salal SC players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen