Michael Baidoo

Michael Baidoo (born 14 May 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Plymouth Argyle and the Ghana national team.

Club career Baidoo began his career with the Ghanaian club Vision, and moved to the Danish club Midtjylland in 2018. 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.

On 31 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Baidoo had been loaned out to Norwegian club FK Jerv 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 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. 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 Accra Sports Stadium. He substituted Ibrahim Sulemana in the 80th minute of a 0–0 draw.

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