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===Brighton & Hove Albion===
===Brighton & Hove Albion===
On 29 August 2023, [[Premier League]] club [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] announced the signing of Baleba on a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3659175/carlos-baleba-joins-albion-from-lille |title=Carlos Baleba joins Albion from Lille |last=Hanson |first=Charlie |date=29 August 2023 |website=[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> According to various reports, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €27 million, a maximum of €3 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions and a 15% sell-on clause.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/caicedo-replacement-brighton-wonderkid-carlos-baleba/bltecfdb6a1197a8b4c |title=Moises Caicedo replacement? Brighton close in on 19-year-old wonderkid Carlos Baleba to replace £115m man |last=Sherlock |first=Harry |date=26 August 2023 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/lille-to-retain-15-sell-on-clause-in-departure-of-carlos-baleba-to-brighton-38116825 |title=Lille to retain 15% sell-on clause in departure of Carlos Baleba to Brighton |date=28 August 2023 |website=[[OneFootball]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-carlos-baleba-lille-a-brighton-c-est-imminent/1416259 |title=Transferts : Carlos Baleba (Lille) à Brighton, c'est imminent |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=28 August 2023 |newspaper=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/08/29/officiel-carlos-baleba-quitte-le-losc-pour-brighton-et-la-premier-league |title=Officiel : Carlos Baleba quitte le LOSC pour Brighton et la Premier League |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=29 August 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
On 29 August 2023, [[Premier League]] club [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] announced the signing of Baleba on a five-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3659175/carlos-baleba-joins-albion-from-lille |title=Carlos Baleba joins Albion from Lille |last=Hanson |first=Charlie |date=29 August 2023 |website=[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> He joined the Seagulls on that summer to replace [[Moisés Caicedo]] who joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for a record sale of €116M plus €17M bonus. According to various reports such as [[Transfermarkt]], the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €27 million, a maximum of €3 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions and a 15% sell-on clause.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/caicedo-replacement-brighton-wonderkid-carlos-baleba/bltecfdb6a1197a8b4c |title=Moises Caicedo replacement? Brighton close in on 19-year-old wonderkid Carlos Baleba to replace £115m man |last=Sherlock |first=Harry |date=26 August 2023 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://onefootball.com/fr/news/lille-to-retain-15-sell-on-clause-in-departure-of-carlos-baleba-to-brighton-38116825 |title=Lille to retain 15% sell-on clause in departure of Carlos Baleba to Brighton |date=28 August 2023 |website=[[OneFootball]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-carlos-baleba-lille-a-brighton-c-est-imminent/1416259 |title=Transferts : Carlos Baleba (Lille) à Brighton, c'est imminent |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=28 August 2023 |newspaper=[[L'Équipe]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://lepetitlillois.com/2023/08/29/officiel-carlos-baleba-quitte-le-losc-pour-brighton-et-la-premier-league |title=Officiel : Carlos Baleba quitte le LOSC pour Brighton et la Premier League |last=Marcant |first=Raphaël |date=29 August 2023 |website=Le Petit Lillois |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>


==Style of play==
==Style of play==

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Carlos Baleba
Personal information
Full name Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba
Date of birth (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 20
Youth career
Futur Soccer FC
2017–2022 EF Brasseries du Cameroun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Lille B 13 (1)
2022–2023 Lille 21 (0)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba (born 4 January 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Early life

Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba was born on 4 January 2004 in Douala, Cameroon.[1] His father is a former professional footballer who played in South Africa and Cameroon.[2] He grew up in the neighbourhood of Akwa and is of Bassa descent.[2] Baleba started playing football at Futur Soccer FC in Douala and then joined École de Football des Brasseries du Cameroun academy centre at the age of 13.[2]

Club career

Lille

Baleba was transferred to French team Lille in January 2022,[3][4] having already attracted the scouts of several other European clubs.[5][6] Having arrived in the Nord along with another youngster Joffrey Bazié; the two Africans first joined Lille's reserve team, that played in National 3 that season.[5][7]

Having made a few appearances on the bench without making his professional debut, during the late stages of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, Baleba really became part of the first team during the following pre-season, impressing newly appointed manager Paulo Fonseca.[8][9][10]

He made his professional debut for Lille on 7 August 2022, replacing Angel Gomes during a 4–1 Ligue 1 win against Auxerre.[11][12][13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 29 August 2023, Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Baleba on a five-year contract.[14] He joined the Seagulls on that summer to replace Moisés Caicedo who joined Chelsea for a record sale of €116M plus €17M bonus. According to various reports such as Transfermarkt, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €27 million, a maximum of €3 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions and a 15% sell-on clause.[15][16][17][18]

Style of play

Known for his stamina, dribbling and passing range, Baleba is a complete and powerful central midfielder who can play in a box-to-box role or as a holding midfielder. He grew up idolising Paul Pogba, Kevin De Bruyne, Thiago Alcântara as well as former Lille players Nicolas Pépé and Idrissa Gueye.[2] Baleba is a tall and athletic midfielder who is strong in the tackle. He is also good at passing and dribbling. He is still young and developing but he has the potential to be a top player.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 9 1 — — — 9 1
2022–23 Championnat National 3 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 13 1 — — — 13 1
Lille 2022–23 Ligue 1 19 0 2 0 0 0 — 21 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 1

References

  1. ^ "Carlos Baleba". LOSC (in French). Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Pousset, Maxime (24 January 2023). "Dans les pas de Carlos Baleba". LOSC (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Carlos Baleba est Lillois". efbc-cm.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Carlos Baleba, un nouveau Camerounais au LOSC". LOSC (in French). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b Guilbaud, Philippe (14 January 2022). "Mercato : la pépite Carlos Baleba s'engage pour cinq ans au LOSC". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Yomba, Steve Wilfried (6 January 2022). "Mercato: Âgé de 18 ans, Carlos Noom Baleba signe au LOSC". Camerfoot-Infos (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ^ Da Rocha, Joseph (14 January 2022). "Officiel : Carlos Baleba et Joffrey Bazié rejoignent le LOSC". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ Esanji, Isaac (1 August 2022). "Ligue 1 : Carlos Baleba, la très belle révélation camerounaise de la préparation de Lille". L'Actu (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "LOSC : Carlos Baleba, la très belle révélation de la préparation". La Voix du Nord (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ Bja, Rayan. "Carlos Baleba, le milieu qui monte au LOSC". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ Marouby, Corentin (7 August 2022). "Lille 4-1 Auxerre, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Esanji, Isaac (8 August 2022). "Carlos Baleba : " Fier d'avoir effectué mes premières minutes en Ligue 1 "". L'Actu (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ Lasseron, Arthur (8 August 2022). "Paulo Fonseca (LOSC) : " C'est très important de démarrer fort "". Le 11 HDF (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Hanson, Charlie (29 August 2023). "Carlos Baleba joins Albion from Lille". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ Sherlock, Harry (26 August 2023). "Moises Caicedo replacement? Brighton close in on 19-year-old wonderkid Carlos Baleba to replace £115m man". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Lille to retain 15% sell-on clause in departure of Carlos Baleba to Brighton". OneFootball. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  17. ^ Lafont, Romain (28 August 2023). "Transferts : Carlos Baleba (Lille) à Brighton, c'est imminent". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  18. ^ Marcant, Raphaël (29 August 2023). "Officiel : Carlos Baleba quitte le LOSC pour Brighton et la Premier League". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Carlos Baleba Wiki, Stats, Net Worth And Career Highlights". Athletic Updates. 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Carlos Baleba at Soccerway
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