Bobo Balde

Date of birth10 May 1975
Place of birthMarseille
NationalityGuinean (GUI)
Weight94 kg
Height1.90 m
PositionDefender

This big, powerful defender developed his talents in his native land with Marseille, Mulhouse, Cannes and Toulouse before Martin O'Neill signed him for Celtic in July 2001. He immediately became a regular in the line-up and looked impressive in his early-season performances.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Olympique Marseille 01 Jul 1997
Mulhouse 01 Jul 1997 01 Jul 1998
AS Cannes 01 Jul 1998 01 Jul 1999
Toulouse 01 Jul 1999 20 Jul 2001
Celtic 20 Jul 2001

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Toulouse French Championnat 22
2
1
8
2001-02 Celtic Scottish FA Cup 5
2
1
2001-02 Celtic Scottish League Cup 3
2
1
2001-02 Celtic Scottish Premier League 22
2
2
2001-02 Celtic UEFA Champions League 6
2001-02 Celtic UEFA Cup 2
1
2002-03 Celtic Scottish League Cup 1
2002-03 Celtic Scottish Premier League 23
2
3
2002-03 Celtic UEFA Champions League 2
2002-03 Celtic UEFA Cup 8
2003-04 Celtic UEFA Champions League 4
1
2003-04 Celtic UEFA Cup 3
1
2004-05 Celtic Scottish Premier League 34
2
5
2004-05 Celtic UEFA Champions League 5
1
2006-07 Celtic UEFA Champions League 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 Aug 2000 Troyes v Toulouse D 1-1 French Championnat 2
12 Aug 2000 Toulouse v Saint Etienne D 1-1 French Championnat 3
19 Aug 2000 RC Lens v Toulouse L 2-1 French Championnat 4
26 Aug 2000 Toulouse v Nantes D 1-1 French Championnat 5
06 Sep 2000 Guingamp v Toulouse L 2-1 French Championnat 6
10 Sep 2000 Toulouse v Olympique Marseille W 2-0 French Championnat 7
16 Sep 2000 AS Monaco v Toulouse L 3-0 French Championnat 8
21 Oct 2000 Toulouse v Paris St Germain L 2-3 French Championnat 12
29 Oct 2000 Lille v Toulouse L 1-0 French Championnat 13
04 Nov 2000 Toulouse v Strasbourg D 0-0 French Championnat 14
11 Nov 2000 Rennes v Toulouse D 1-1 French Championnat 15
18 Nov 2000 Toulouse v Sedan W 2-0 French Championnat 16
25 Nov 2000 Metz v Toulouse D 1-1 French Championnat 17
27 Jan 2001 Toulouse v AS Monaco W 2-1 French Championnat 24
03 Feb 2001 Toulouse v Bordeaux D 1-1 French Championnat 25
07 Feb 2001 Auxerre v Toulouse L 2-0 French Championnat 26
17 Feb 2001 Toulouse v Olympique Lyonnais D 1-1 French Championnat 27
03 Mar 2001 Paris St Germain v Toulouse L 3-0 French Championnat 28
17 Mar 2001 Toulouse v Lille L 0-2 French Championnat 29
07 Apr 2001 Strasbourg v Toulouse L 1-0 French Championnat 30
14 Apr 2001 Toulouse v Rennes W 2-0 French Championnat 31
28 Apr 2001 Sedan v Toulouse W 2-3 French Championnat 32
12 May 2001 Toulouse v Metz W 2-1 French Championnat 33
19 May 2001 Bastia v Toulouse L 5-1 French Championnat 34


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2002-03 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 2
1
2003-04 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 4
2003-04 Guinea FIFA World Cup 3
2004-05 Guinea FIFA World Cup 5
1
2005-06 Guinea FIFA World Cup 2
2007-08 Guinea Africa Cup of Nations 4
2007-08 Guinea FIFA World Cup 4
2
2007-08 Guinea International Friendly 2
1
2008-09 Guinea FIFA World Cup 2
1
2009-10 Guinea FIFA World Cup 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
08 Sep 2002 Guinea v Liberia W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 2
13 Oct 2002 Ethiopia v Guinea L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 2
12 Oct 2003 Guinea v Mozambique W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifying round
16 Nov 2003 Mozambique v Guinea W 3-4 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifying round
25 Jan 2004 Congo DR v Guinea W 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
28 Jan 2004 Guinea v Rwanda D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
01 Feb 2004 Tunisia v Guinea D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
07 Feb 2004 Mali v Guinea L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
20 Jun 2004 Guinea v Tunisia W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
03 Jul 2004 Malawi v Guinea D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
05 Sep 2004 Guinea v Botswana W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
10 Oct 2004 Guinea v Morocco D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
17 Nov 2004 Kenya v Guinea L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
26 Mar 2005 Morocco v Guinea L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
04 Sep 2005 Guinea v Malawi W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
07 Oct 2005 Botswana v Guinea W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa group 5
22 Aug 2007 Tunisia v Guinea D 1-1 International Friendly
12 Sep 2007 Guinea v Cape Verde Islands W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 8
20 Nov 2007 Angola v Guinea W 0-3 International Friendly
20 Jan 2008 Ghana v Guinea L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
24 Jan 2008 Guinea v Morocco W 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
28 Jan 2008 Guinea v Namibia D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group A
01 Jun 2008 Guinea v Zimbabwe D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 2
07 Jun 2008 Kenya v Guinea L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 2
14 Jun 2008 Namibia v Guinea W 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 2
22 Jun 2008 Guinea v Namibia W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 2
12 Oct 2008 Guinea v Kenya W 3-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group 2
28 Mar 2009 Burkina Faso v Guinea L 4-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group E
07 Jun 2009 Guinea v Ivory Coast L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group E
21 Jun 2009 Guinea v Malawi W 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group E
05 Sep 2009 Malawi v Guinea L 2-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group E


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.