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Alberto Baldé

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Alberto Baldé
Personal information
Full name Alberto Baldé Almánzar
Date of birth (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Loughgall
Number 18
Youth career
2014–2017 Portadown
2017-2022 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Portadown 4 (1)
2018–2022 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2021Pickering Town (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 Portadown 29 (1)
2023– Loughgall 16 (0)
International career
2017 Northern Ireland U15 2 (0)
2017 Northern Ireland U16 9 (4)
2022– Dominican Republic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Alberto Baldé Almánzar (born 21 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership side Loughgall. Born in Spain and raised in Northern Ireland, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.

Early life

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Baldé was born in Madrid, Spain to a Bissau-Guinean father and an Afro-Dominican mother. He moved to Northern Ireland with his mother at a young age.[1]

Club career

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Baldé joined the youth academy of the Northern Ireland club Portadown at the age of 12 when he knew no English, and gained national attention as the focus of a Google advertisement highlighting how his coaches used Google Translate to communicate with him.[2] At 15, he became their youngest ever goalscorer in a 2–1 NIFL Championship win over Knockbreda.[3] He joined Middlesbrough's reserves in 2018.[4] He briefly joined non-league club Pickering Town on loan in November 2021.[5] He was released by Middlesbrough when his contract ended in June 2022,[1] and rejoined Portadown.

International career

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Baldé is a youth international for the Northern Ireland U15s and Northern Ireland U16s in 2017.[6][7] He was called up to the Dominican Republic national team for matches in June 2022.[8] He debuted with the Dominican Republic in a 3–2 CONCACAF Nations League loss to French Guiana on 5 June 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johns, Craig (23 May 2022). "Released Boro man could be boosted by historic first international cap". TeessideLive.
  2. ^ "Portadown teen at the centre of Google video signs for Middlesbrough FC". 3 April 2017.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (12 November 2017). "Viral video teen Alberto becomes Portadown's youngest goalscorer – at just 15". Armagh I.
  4. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (6 July 2018). "Meet the 17 young players who have signed for clubs across the water". BelfastLive.
  5. ^ "Middlesbrough duo join non-league side Pickering Town on short-term loan deals". The 72. 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Under-15s beat Slovakia in opening game". IFA.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland's Victory Shield squad unveiled". IFA.
  8. ^ "convocados de RD para las cuatro primeras jornadas de Liga de Naciones de Concacaf".
  9. ^ "Game Details". Concacaf. 12 March 2021.
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