Mahmudu Bajo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmudu Bajo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Keneba, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | RS Tallinding FC | ||
| 2021–2023 | Granada | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Podbrezová | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Dunajská Streda | 33 | (0) |
| 2025– | Red Star Belgrade | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Gambia U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | Gambia | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Mahmudu Bajo (born 15 August 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.
Club career
Born in Keneba, Gambia, Bajo started his football career at local club RS Tallinding FC before moving to Spanish club Granada. In 2023, Bajo signed a contract with the Niké liga club Podbrezová.[2]
Bajo made his professional Niké Liga debut for Podbrezová against MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica on 28 July 2023.[3]
On July 18 2024, Bajo joined another Slovak club, Dunajská Streda. He signed a four-year contract, until June 2028.[4]
On 1 August 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that had reached an agreement with Bajo on a four-year deal, with an option for one more year.[5]
International career
In 2023 he participated with Gambia U20 national team in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations,[6] and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
In 2024 he made his debut for the Gambia national team.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Podbrezová | 2023–24 | Slovak First Football League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Dunajská Streda | 2024–25 | Slovak First Football League | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Slovak First Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Notes
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo s'apprête à rejoindre le FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda". africafoot.com (in French). 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Dukla Banská Bystrica 1 – 4 Podbrezová". int.soccerway.com. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo prestupuje z Podbrezovej do DAC 1904". www.nikeliga.sk (in Slovak). 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Махмуду Бађо нови играч Црвене звезде". crvenazvezdafk.com (in Serbian). 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Gambia Unveils 25-Man Squad for U-20 AFCON".
- ^ "Coach Lie Bojang unveils final 21-man squad for FIFA World Cup".
- ^ "Mahmudu Bajo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
External links
- FK Železiarne Podbrezová official club profile (in Slovak)
- Mahmudu Bajo at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Mahmudu Bajo at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)