Ridle

Baku

Ridle Baku history

Ridle Baku was born on 8 April 1998 in Mainz and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 from 2007-2020, for VfL Wolfsburg from 2020-2025 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2025.

Current season 2024/25

In the current season, the player with the shirt number 17 has scored two goals into the opponent‘s net. Until this point, he has had one assist resulting in a goal. So far, he has taken eight shots at goal. With this result the 26-year-old has secured himself, along with André Silva, David Raum and Lutsharel Geertruida, ninth place on the team-internal leaderboard for this category. Ridle Baku additionally made 18 passes to a shot.

His strength lies especially in his endurance. For this reason, Ridle Baku leads the ranking for the Bundesliga with 820 sprints.

Last game

Ridle Baku played his last game on the 26th matchday of the 2024/25 season (15 March 2025). He was victorious over Borussia Dortmund while playing for RB Leipzig with a score of 2-0. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. Ridle Baku shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 59 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in his club. Furthermore, he had 32 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in this game. Of these, he was able to win 16 – and therefore was more successful than any other player in this game. During his total playing time in this game, he ran 11.5 km and thus covered a longer distance than all other players in the club. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 43 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Ridle Baku has played 208 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 76. He has netted 20 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 11 matches with his present squad.

International appointments

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