Edmund Baidoo is an 18-year-old Ghanaian player. He plays for Sogndal IL in the OBOS Ligaen (Norwegian 2nd tier). He arrived at the club in March 2024 and immediately won a spot in the starting 11 where he plays as right midfielder/winger. His performances in 2024 caught the attention of bigger clubs (Bodø, Molde, Malmö, Genk, and others) according to the Norwegian media.

Baidoo has a low centre of gravity (1,74m), decent dribbling skills and a good acceleration that helps him change direction quicky and be effective in his dribbles (66% success rate). He has good first touch and a decent technique that help him to have control of the ball. He possesses good vision and good passing skills (78% passes completed) which help him connect with his teammates.

The Ghanaian has good decision making and combines with his colleagues. He has movement off the ball and appears in finishing areas often which, together with other characteristics, makes him an unpredictable player.

Tactically, the midfielder is disciplined and shows to have a decent positioning that allows him to contribute when the team doesn’t have ball possession (2,3 interceptions per match and 5,9 recoveries per match). He asks for the ball and shows to have decent levels of confidence.

Edmund Baidoo is very young thus he’s still developing as a football player. He’s still quite inconsistent in his performances and needs space on his wing to be effective. He’s not very committed when defending which may put extra pressure on his teammates. Often, he doesn’t recover, has poor marking and tends to avoid duels.

The right midfielder is not physically strong and is weak in the air (avoids duels). He would benefit from having more aggressiveness and explosiveness to be more preponderant among the team’s game.

Being so young Baidoo has lots of room and time to develop. He’s still adapting to the OBOS Ligaen and it would be interesting to see how will he evolve throughout the season. Edmund Baidoo seems to have potential to play in a higher level than what he is currently at.