Ridle Baku history

Ridle Baku was born on 8 April 1998 in Mainz and plays for VfL Wolfsburg. He played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 from 2007-2020 and has played for VfL Wolfsburg since 2020.

Current season 2021/22

In this season, the player with the shirt number 20 has scored three goals for his team and is therefore the sixth-best scorer of his squad. He has been responsible for five assists up to now and is presently the most successful goal assistor in his squad. With 35 shots taken so far, he has had the fourth-most attempts on goal of any VfL Wolfsburg player. Until now, the 24-year-old has been responsible for 42 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. In 28 of the previous 34 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 34 games, he won 12 with his club. Additionally, the 1.76m-tall midfielder was substituted in for six games.

Ridle Baku is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 881 (rank 7).

Last game

Ridle Baku played his last game on the 34th matchday of the 2021/22 season (14 May 2022). Playing for VfL Wolfsburg, he played against FC Bayern München and tied with 2-2. He played as a defender throughout this entire game. Ridle Baku shot at the opponent's goal a total of one time. In terms of total touches, he had 68 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in his club. Furthermore, he had 26 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 16. He covered a distance of 11 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in his club, a total of 32 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Ridle Baku has played 116 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 44. He has netted 12 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 66 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of nine goals.

International appointments

Up to now, Ridle Baku has played four international matches for Germany. He scored a total of one goal in these games.