Frédéric baldi: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Frédéric baldi: profile

Frédéric baldi (born 2 September 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a forward.

baldi made the step into senior football with Olympique Lyonnais in 1997. He played for 5 clubs in 4 countries between 1997 and 2013. The busiest spell of his career was at Sevilla FC (2005–2012): 209 appearances and 89 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 431 appearances and 154 goals.

At international level, baldi represented Mali (2004–2010), earning 39 caps and scoring 23 goals. Our match database lists 17 of his international goals; the first came against Kenya on 26 January 2004 (Africa Cup of Nations). Before committing to Mali, he had represented France B, France U20 and France U21.

Eligibility explained: Why does Frédéric baldi play for Mali?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2004 (aged about 27)
First international goal: 2004 – aged 26 (match)
Club career: 1997–2013 (17 seasons)
Countries played in: 4: France, United Kingdom, Spain and People's Republic of China
Club goals per game: 0.36 (154 in 431)
Height: 192 cm — taller than 90% of Malian internationals on record
Latest move: Beijing Guoan F.C. (2012)
Shares a birthday with: Momodu Mutairu, Rafik Halliche and Danny Shittu (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1997–2000	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	40	9
2000–2003	West Ham United F.C.	EFL Championship	84	29
2003–2005	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.	Premier League	60	15
2005–2012	Sevilla FC	La Liga	209	89
2012–2013	Beijing Guoan F.C.	Chinese Super League	38	12
	Total		431	154

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1998	France U20	Under-20	5	0
1998–1999	France U21	Under-21	6	1
2001	France B	B / A'	–	–
2004–2010	Mali	Senior	39	23

International goals (17)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	26 Jan 2004	Kenya 1–3 Mali	63	Africa Cup of Nations
2	26 Jan 2004	Kenya 1–3 Mali	81	Africa Cup of Nations
3	30 Jan 2004	Burkina Faso 1–3 Mali	34	Africa Cup of Nations
4	7 Feb 2004	Mali 2–1 Guinea	45	Africa Cup of Nations
5	19 Jun 2004	Mali 1–1 Zambia	80	World Cup Qualification
6	5 Sep 2004	Mali 2–2 Senegal	54	World Cup Qualification
7	21 Jan 2008	Mali 1–0 Benin	49 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations
8	7 Jun 2008	Chad 1–2 Mali	5	World Cup Qualification
9	7 Jun 2008	Chad 1–2 Mali	21 (pen)	World Cup Qualification
10	14 Jun 2008	Sudan 3–2 Mali	69	World Cup Qualification
11	14 Jun 2008	Sudan 3–2 Mali	90	World Cup Qualification
12	22 Jun 2008	Mali 3–0 Sudan	25	World Cup Qualification
13	28 Mar 2009	Sudan 1–1 Mali	19	World Cup Qualification
14	21 Jun 2009	Mali 3–1 Benin	84	World Cup Qualification
15	11 Oct 2009	Mali 1–0 Sudan	89	World Cup Qualification
16	10 Jan 2010	Angola 4–4 Mali	88	Africa Cup of Nations
17	18 Jan 2010	Mali 3–1 Malawi	1	Africa Cup of Nations