Ridle Baku

Bote Ridle Nzuzi Baku (born Bote Nzuzi Baku; 8 April 1998) is a German professional footballer of Congolese descent who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.[2]

Ridle Baku
Baku with Mainz 05 in 2018
Personal information
Full name Bote Ridle Nzuzi Baku[1]
Birth name Bote Nzuzi Baku
Date of birth (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998
Place of birth Mainz, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 20
Youth career
2007–2018 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Mainz 05 II 27 (1)
2018–2020 Mainz 05 43 (2)
2020– VfL Wolfsburg 16 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 Germany U18 10 (1)
2016–2017 Germany U19 10 (3)
2018–2019 Germany U20 2 (0)
2019– Germany U21 8 (0)
2020– Germany 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Mainz 05

In the 2017–18 season, Baku joined the squad of Mainz 05 II, making his debut in the Regionalliga Südwest on 30 July 2017 in a 3–0 home win against FSV Frankfurt.[3] Baku scored his first goal for the reserve team on 16 September 2017, scoring Mainz's second in the 82nd minute of the 2–0 home win against Kickers Offenbach.[4]

Baku made his professional debut for Mainz 05 in the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal on 19 December 2017, starting in the 3–1 home win against VfB Stuttgart.[5] He made his Bundesliga debut on 29 April 2018 in the 3–0 home win against RB Leipzig. Baku secured the victory for Mainz, scoring the final goal of the match in the 90th minute.[6]

VfL Wolfsburg

On the 1 October 2020, Baku completed a move to fellow Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract. [7]

International career

He earned his first call-up for the German senior team on 8 November 2020.[8] His debut came on 11 November 2020, in a friendly game against the Czech Republic.[9]

Personal life

Baku was given the nickname "Ridle" by his father, who was a fan of German footballer Karl-Heinz Riedle.[10][11] In 2018, Baku had his name legally changed to include Ridle.[12]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 11 November 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202010
Total10

References
  1. "Bote Ridle Nzuzi Baku | Player profile". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Ridle Baku". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "1. FSV Mainz 05 II – FSV Frankfurt 3:0 (Regionalliga Südwest 2017/2018, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. "1. FSV Mainz 05 II – Kickers Offenbach 2:0 (Regionalliga Südwest 2017/2018, 9. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. "1. FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart 3:1 (DFB-Pokal 2017/2018, Round of 16)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. "1. FSV Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig 3:0 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 32. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. https://bulinews.com/news/6233/official-ridle-baku-joins-wolfsburg-from-mainz
  8. "Löw nominiert Ridle Baku nach". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. "Junges DFB-Team siegt gegen Tschechien". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. Schröder, Torben (15 November 2017). "Mainz 05 hält große Stücke auf Bote Baku" [Mainz 05 thinks very highly of Bote Baku]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Mainz. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  11. Freytag, Johannes (11 November 2020). "Wolfsburgs Baku überzeugt auch im DFB-Trikot" [Wolfsburg's Baku also impresses in the DFB jersey]. Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  12. Rudolf, Bardo (9 March 2018). "FSV Mainz 05: Mit Florian Müller und freien Köpfen gegen Schalke 04" [FSV Mainz 05: With Florian Müller and free spirits against Schalke 04]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Mainz. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. Ridle Baku at Soccerway
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