Mahmudu Bajo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmudu Bajo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Keneba, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | RS Tallinding FC | ||
| 2021–2023 | Granada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Podbrezová | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Dunajská Streda | 33 | (0) |
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Gambia U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Gambia | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Mahmudu Bajo (born 15 August 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.
Club career
[edit]Born in Keneba, Gambia, Bajo started his football career at local club RS Tallinding FC before moving to Spanish club Granada. In 2023, Bajo signed a contract with the Niké liga club Podbrezová.[2]
Bajo made his professional Niké Liga debut for Podbrezová against MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica on 28 July 2023.[3]
On July 18 2024, Bajo joined another Slovak club, Dunajská Streda. He signed a four-year contract, until June 2028.[4]
On 1 August 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Bajo on a four-year deal, with an option for one more year.[5]
International career
[edit]In 2023 he participated with Gambia U20 national team in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations,[6] and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
In 2024 he made his debut for the Gambia national team.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo s'apprête à rejoindre le FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda". africafoot.com (in French). 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Dukla Banská Bystrica 1 – 4 Podbrezová". int.soccerway.com. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo prestupuje z Podbrezovej do DAC 1904". www.nikeliga.sk (in Slovak). 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Махмуду Бађо нови играч Црвене звезде". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Gambia Unveils 25-Man Squad for U-20 AFCON".
- ^ "Coach Lie Bojang unveils final 21-man squad for FIFA World Cup".
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- FK Železiarne Podbrezová official club profile (in Slovak)
- Mahmudu Bajo at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Mahmudu Bajo at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
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- 2004 births
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- Gambian men's footballers
- 21st-century Gambian sportsmen
- The Gambia men's international footballers
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- Men's association football midfielders
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Slovak First Football League players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
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