Bobo Baldé

Early career

Baldé started his career in 1995 at centre back for Marseille, where he stayed until 1997 but could not make the first-team breakthrough, so he had to leave his hometown club to join second division outfit Mulhouse for the 1997–98 season, staying only that year. When Mulhouse were relegated, he joined Cannes on loan in 1998, where he had little success in the league, making 29 appearances and scoring four goals. He left Marseille, moving to Toulouse, whom he helped to promotion during the 1999–00 season. In total, he made 52 league appearances for Toulouse, scoring one goal.

Celtic

Baldé signed for Celtic on 21 July 2001 and became a regular player in Celtic's team. Baldé made 232 appearances (51 as a sub) during his spell as a Hoops' player. He made his debut on 8 September in a 3–1 win at home to Dunfermline Athletic. Four SPL games later, he scored his first Celtic goal on 20 October 2001 against Dundee United at Celtic Park. In that entire season Baldé scored a total of six goals, including one in the Scottish Cup final against Rangers, when he rose above Lorenzo Amoruso to score from a Neil Lennon free kick from six yards in the 50th minute. Celtic lost that game 3–2. Baldé also scored in the League Cup semi-final defeat to Rangers. Baldé scored his first goal of the 2002–03 season on 1 September 2002 against Livingston. He was booked in the first Old Firm game of the season which ended 3–3 but at the end of the season Baldé was…

Born in Marseille, Baldé was called up to the Guinea national team for the 2002 African Cup of Nations. He was also part of their 2004 Cup of nations team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition, before losing in the quarter-finals to Mali, and was a regular in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. With Baldé on board, Guinea have also made it to the last eight in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

His first job off the pitch started in April 2013, where Baldé was hired as a sports coordinator for the national team of Guinea. In July 2014, Baldé returned to football, signing with his former youth club Gombertois as a playing assistant manager. He left the position in September 2019, where he was appointed manager of Guinea's national U20 team.

Baldé younger half-brother, Yasser, is also a professional footballer in France.