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Samson Baidoo 6

Lens Centre Back Age 22 Height 190 cm Right foot Austria
Injured · Thigh Muscle Strain · until 25 Oct 2026

Deployed as Centre Back in 10 of last 10 starts

51% of team minutes · 1602 minutes, 18 starts in 35 team matches 55th percentile
2 + 1 goals and assists · 0.17 per 90 · 4% of team goals 76th percentile
7.08 average rating over 20 rated matches 91st percentile
11 games missed in the last 12 months · 1 spell (1 injury) out now · Thigh Muscle Strain
Keeps the ballPrecise passerConsistently well rated Few crosses landLoses aerials

DNA strand · vs Ligue 1 defenders (n = 93) · 1602 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 7.08 91 Goals + assists /90 0.17 76 Share of team minutes 51% 55 Cards /90 0.06 83 Fouls /90 0.84 66

Defence

Defensive actions /90 8.37 65 Tackles /90 1.69 50 Tackle success 60% 49 Interceptions /90 1.29 59 Clearances /90 4.33 61 Blocked shots /90 1.07 89 Recoveries /90 5.11 90 Duel success 54% 33 Aerials won /90 2.25 86 Aerial success 52% 4 Dribbled past /90 0.84 20 Errors /90 0.00 80 Possession lost /90 4.49 100

On the ball

Passes /90 52.81 57 Pass accuracy 93% 92 Final-third passes /90 3.09 9 Accurate crosses /90 0.00 0 Long balls won /90 2.92 75

Threat

Goals /90 0.11 78 xG /90 0.07 76 Chances created /90 0.28 37 Key passes /90 0.22 34

Each rung is a percentile among Ligue 1 defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Lens results by his involvement

18 matches · 14–2–2 · 2.44 ppg · 1.78 scored, 0.67 conceded per game · 1560 minutes

Team 2.44 ppg when he starts (18) v 1.59 when he does not (17)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 7.08 7.57.26.87.37.57.08.47.06.97.46.67.47.07.16.86.46.67.17.36.4
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-05-13 L 0–2 v Paris Saint Germain · Ligue 1 Centre Back 60 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-05-08 W 1–0 v Nantes · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3
2026-05-02 D 1–1 at Nice · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.02 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-04-24 D 3–3 at Brest · Ligue 1 Defender sub 37 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-17 W 3–2 v Toulouse · Ligue 1 Defender sub 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-02-07 W 3–1 v Rennes · Ligue 1 Centre Back 60 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-01-17 W 1–0 v Auxerre · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.08 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-01-02 W 3–0 at Toulouse · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2025-12-14 W 2–0 v Nice · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 7.4
2025-12-06 W 2–1 at Nantes · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.39 3.0 0.0 6.6
2025-11-30 W 2–1 at Angers SCO · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.4
2025-11-22 W 1–0 v Strasbourg · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2025-11-08 W 4–1 at Monaco · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.01 1.0 0.0 7.0
2025-11-02 W 3–0 v Lorient · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 1 0.25 1.0 1.0 8.4
2025-10-29 L 0–2 at Metz · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 7.0
2025-10-25 W 2–1 v Olympique Marseille · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.04 1.0 1.0 7.5
2025-10-19 W 2–1 v Paris · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 1 0.29 4.0 0.0 7.3
2025-10-04 W 2–1 at Auxerre · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.8
2025-09-28 D 0–0 at Rennes · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2
2025-09-20 W 3–0 v LOSC Lille · Ligue 1 Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Lens

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Ligue 1 current 0 0 0 0 0 – – – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 0 0 0 0 0 – – – –
2025/2026 · Ligue 1 23 20 1826 60% 2 1 1.3 7.05 90th #146 (2) #170 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 2 moves · €8m in fees

  1. 17 Jul 2025 Transfer Salzburg → Lens €8m Centre Back
  2. 1 Jul 2022 Transfer Liefering → Salzburg Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 1 spell · 1 injury · 11 games missed

  • injury Thigh Muscle Strain at Lens 25 Jul 2026 → ongoing 11 missed · 55 days

Compare Samson Baidoo with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.