# Fábio Baldé
**Fábio Baldé** (full name Fábio Amadu Uri Baldé, born 2005 in Hamburg) is a German-Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) club RC Strasbourg. He is a product of the [Hamburger SV](https://www.edgepedia.org/hamburger-sv) academy, where he spent six years before moving to France in August 2026 for a reported fee of around €7 million.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) • [2](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005, Hamburg, Germany; grew up in the Wilhelmsburg district[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) |
| Position | Left winger; right-footed, 182 cm, 75 kg[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/fabio-balde/profil/spieler/910541) |
| HSV career | Joined the academy in 2020 at age 14; professional debut 2 August 2024; 41 competitive appearances, 3 goals, 4 assists[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) |
| Honors with HSV | Promotion to the Bundesliga in 2024/25 and retention of top-flight status in 2025/26[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) |
| Move to Strasbourg | Announced 14 August 2026; contract until 2031; reported fee around €7 million[2](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/) |
| Youth internationals | Germany U20 (debut October 2024), then Portugal U21 and Portugal U20[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) • [4](https://www.hsv.de/en/balde-makes-germany-u20s-debut) |
## Youth career at Hamburger SV
Baldé joined HSV's youth academy in 2020 from SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt at the age of 14 and progressed through the club's youth ranks.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) He played for the HSV U17 side in the U17 Bundesliga Nord/Nordost in 2021/22, recording 7 league appearances and 1 goal, and for the U19 team in 2022/23 and 2023/24, where he also wore the captain's armband for the A-Junioren.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7875/fabio-balde/career) • [6](https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/hamburger-sv-fabio-balde-vertragsverlangerung-28830) In 2023/24 he also made 19 Regionalliga Nord appearances for HSV II, the club's reserve team.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7875/fabio-balde/career)
## Professional career with HSV
**Debut and promotion.** Under head coach Steffen Baumgart, Baldé made his professional debut at 19 years and 13 days old in the opening match of the 2024/25 2. Bundesliga season, a 2-1 win away to 1. FC Köln on 2 August 2024.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) HSV had extended his contract on 10 September 2024, running to 30 June 2029.[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/fabio-balde/profil/spieler/910541) • [6](https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/hamburger-sv-fabio-balde-vertragsverlangerung-28830) In his first professional season he made 22 2. Bundesliga appearances (664 minutes, 1 goal, 3 assists) plus 2 [DFB-Pokal](https://www.edgepedia.org/dfb-pokal) appearances, as HSV won promotion to the [Bundesliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/bundesliga).[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7875/fabio-balde/career) • [1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg)
**First Bundesliga season.** In 2025/26 Baldé played 16 Bundesliga matches, totaling 439 minutes with 1 goal and 1 assist, as HSV retained its place in the top flight.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7875/fabio-balde/career) • [1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) In October 2025 he became the first player featured on the redesigned "Wall of Fame" on the HSV campus, an honor for academy graduates who have completed a professional debut and accumulated more than 500 first-team minutes.[7](https://www.hsv.de/teams/nachwuchs/wall-of-fame-im-campus-fabio-balde-macht-den-anfang)
## Transfer to Strasbourg
In August 2026 Baldé left HSV for Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, with the move announced by both clubs on 14 August 2026. He signed a contract until 2031 and took the number 19 shirt.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) • [2](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/) • [8](https://www.pierre-strasbourg.com/racing) German and French reporting put the fee at around €7 million, a figure the club did not officially confirm.[2](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/) HSV's board member for sport, Kathleen Krüger, framed the sale as part of the club's academy strategy of developing homegrown players and generating transfer fees when they move on.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) At Strasbourg he joined a squad rebuilt under manager Hugo Oliveira, alongside fellow Bundesliga arrivals [Giovanni Reyna](https://www.edgepedia.org/giovanni-reyna) and others.[9](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5680-strasbourg-continue-a-busy-summer)
## International career
Baldé's youth international career spans two federations. He made his debut for Germany's U20 team on 11 October 2024, coming on in the 70th minute of a 3-1 friendly win over Poland, and the DFB records 3 caps for that side.[4](https://www.hsv.de/en/balde-makes-germany-u20s-debut) • [10](https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/fabio-balde/spieler) He later switched to Portugal, the country of his family, representing the Portugal U21 side and most recently the Portugal U20 team.[1](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg) French reporting credits him with 2 Portugal U21 caps and 1 goal.[2](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/)
## Playing style
HSV's own player archive describes Baldé as a left-sided winger whose pace and willingness in one-against-one situations marked him out early as a developing talent.[11](https://hamburg1887.de/spieler/fabio-balde/) His 2025/26 Bundesliga data reflects a wide attacker's workload: 66 won tackles, 143 sprints, 500 intensive runs, and a top speed of 35.66 km/h across 16 appearances.[12](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/player/fabio-balde)
## References
1. [Fabio Baldé leaves HSV for Strasbourg, Hamburger SV (14 August 2026)](https://www.hsv.de/en/news/fabio-balde-leaves-hsv-for-strasbourg)
2. [Officiel : Fábio Baldé signe au Racing jusqu'en 2031, Alsa'Sports (14 August 2026)](https://www.alsasports.fr/football/rc-strasbourg/officiel-fabio-balde-signe-au-racing-jusquen-2031/82817/)
3. [Fábio Baldé – Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/fabio-balde/profil/spieler/910541)
4. [Balde makes Germany U20s debut, HSV.de (13 October 2024)](https://www.hsv.de/en/balde-makes-germany-u20s-debut)
5. [Fabio Baldé Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/7875/fabio-balde/career)
6. [HSV bindet Eigengewächs Fabio Baldé langfristig, Bundesliga.com (10 September 2024)](https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/hamburger-sv-fabio-balde-vertragsverlangerung-28830)
7. [„Wall of Fame" im Campus: Fabio Balde macht den Anfang, HSV.de (3 October 2025)](https://www.hsv.de/teams/nachwuchs/wall-of-fame-im-campus-fabio-balde-macht-den-anfang)
8. [Racing 2026/2027 squad and shirt numbers, pierre-strasbourg.com](https://www.pierre-strasbourg.com/racing)
9. [Strasbourg continue a busy summer, Ligue1.com (20 August 2026)](https://ligue1.com/en/articles/l1_article_5680-strasbourg-continue-a-busy-summer)
10. [Fabio Balde – Spielerprofil, DFB Datencenter](https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/fabio-balde/spieler)
11. [Fábio Baldé: HSV Spielerprofil im Archiv, hamburg1887.de](https://hamburg1887.de/spieler/fabio-balde/)
12. [Fabio Baldé | Hamburger SV | Player Profile, Bundesliga.com](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/player/fabio-balde)
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