Ridle

Baku

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 2024/25

In the current season, Ridle Baku has scored one goal and takes sixth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Maximilian Arnold, Yannick Gerhardt, Mattias Svanberg, Bence Dardai and Joakim Mæhle. Until now, he has been responsible for seven passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself sixth place within the statistics of his club. In nine of the previous 10 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 10 games, he won 3 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

The player with the shirt number 20 is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 295 (rank 4).

Last game

The 26-year-old played his last game on the 10th matchday of the 2024/25 season (10 November 2024). Playing for VfL Wolfsburg, he won against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3-1. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, Ridle Baku had 35 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 18 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win nine – no other player in his club was as successful. He covered a distance of 11.4 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Ridle Baku ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 45 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Ridle Baku has played 192 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 70. He has netted 19 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, Ridle Baku has completed 142 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of 16 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.