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 the current season, the 1.76m-tall midfielder has scored two goals for his team and is therefore the third-best scorer of his squad. He has been able to make two assists so far. With this result, he leads the team statistics along with Maximilian Philipp and Dodi Lukébakio. With 27 shots taken so far, the 23-year-old has had the third-most attempts on goal of any VfL Wolfsburg player. Until now, he has been responsible for 22 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself second place within the statistics of his club. In 17 of the previous 20 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 20 games, the player with the shirt number 20 won 6 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for three games.

Ridle Baku is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 521 (rank 10).

Last game

Ridle Baku played his last game on the 20th matchday of the 2021/22 season (23 January 2022). Playing for VfL Wolfsburg, he lost to RB Leipzig 0-2. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, Ridle Baku had 63 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 21 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win nine. Ridle Baku covered a distance of 9.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 34 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Ridle Baku has played 102 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 38. He has netted 11 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, Ridle Baku has completed 52 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of eight goals.

International appointments

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