Ishmael Baidoo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chełmianka Chełm | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aspire Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Septemvri Sofia | 52 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Górnik Zabrze II | 11 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Górnik Zabrze | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Železiarne Podbrezová (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pogoń Siedlce (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Veria | 12 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Weszło Warsaw | 49 | (31) |
| 2025– | Chełmianka Chełm | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 16 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ishmael Baidoo (born 1 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish club Chełmianka Chełm.[1]
Club career
Septemvri Sofia
In the beginning of 2017, Baidoo joined the Bulgarian team Septemvri Sofia. He made his debut in Second League on 17 April 2017 against Vitosha Bistritsa, scoring once in a 2–1 loss.[2]
He made his Bulgarian top-flight debut on 17 July 2017, in the first league game of the season against Dunav Ruse.[3] On 24 April 2017, he scored his first goal during that campaign, in a league match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4]
Górnik Zabrze
On 5 February 2019, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Polish club Górnik Zabrze with the option of prolonging it.[5] On 22 February 2020, it was confirmed he had joined FK Železiarne Podbrezová in Slovakia on loan for the rest of the season.[6] On 4 September 2020, he joined Pogoń Siedlce on a season-long loan.[7]
International career
In 2015 Baidoo was called up to the 26-man provisional Ghana U17 squad for the WAFU U17 tournament.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 June 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | 2016–17 | Second League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | First League | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | First League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Górnik Zabrze II | 2018–19 | III liga, gr. III | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | III liga, gr. III | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | III liga, gr. III | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||||
| Železiarne Podbrezová (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pogoń Siedlce (loan) | 2020–21 | II liga | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||
| Veria | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Weszło Warsaw | 2023–24[10] | IV liga Masovia | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2024–25 | IV liga Masovia | 31 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 22 | |||
| Total | 49 | 31 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 33 | ||||
| Career total | 172 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 54 | ||
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Polish Cup, Greek Cup, Polish Cup (Masovia regionals)
- ^ Appearance in Second League play-offs
References
- ^ "Ishmael Baidoo nowym piłkarzem Chełmianki Chełm". podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Витоша с важна стъпка към елита, на върха на Втора лига стана още по-напечено
- ^ Лесно начало за Дунав в Първа лига
- ^ "Абитуриентите" на Митов превзеха "Лаута" и спечелиха групата
- ^ "Ishmael Baidoo piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze". gornikzabrze.pl (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ ISHMAEL BAIDOO WYPOŻYCZONY DO FK ZELEZIARNE, gornikzabrze.pl, 22 February 2020
- ^ "Ishmael Baidoo zawodnikiem Pogoni" [Ishmael Baidoo a Pogoń player] (in Polish). Pogoń Siedlce. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Ghana name provisional 26-man squad for WAFU U17 Championship - WAFA, Right to Dream dominate
- ^ Ishmael Baidoo at Soccerway
- ^ "Zawodnik: Ishmael Baidoo". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.