Prince Balde

Prince Balde
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Trelleborgs FF
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Champasak United
2016–2018 Monrovia Club Breweries
2018–2021 Feronikeli 28 (0)
2019 → Drenica (loan) 22 (1)
2021–2023 Drita 33 (2)
2023 Al-Diwaniya
2024–2026 FC Rosengård 47 (1)
2026– Trelleborgs FF 10 (1)
International career‡
2017– Liberia 26 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Prince Balde (born 23 March 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Swedish club Trelleborgs FF and the Liberia national team.

Club career

Drita

On 1 July 2021, Balde signed a two-year contract with Kosovan club Drita and received squad number 26. On 21 August, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against his former club Feronikeli.

International career

In July 2017, Balde made his debut for Liberia in a friendly match against Mauritania.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feronikeli 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo 0000——00
2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo 6010——70
2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo 22030——250
Total 28040——320
Drenica (loan) 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo 70———70
2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo 151———151
Total 221———221
FC Drita 2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo 29160——351
2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo 410040—81
Total 3326040—432
FC Rosengård 2024 Ettan Fotboll 231———231
2025 Ettan Fotboll 240———240
Total 471———471
Trelleborgs FF 2026 Ettan Fotboll 30———30
Career total 133410040001474
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liberia 201720
202170
202230
202320
202430
202570
202621
Total261
Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Balde goal.
List of international goals scored by Prince Balde
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 March 2026Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco Libya2–22–2Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "ZYRTARE: Prince Balde nga sot vishet bardhekaltër" [OFFICIAL: Prince Balde from today wears white and blue]. Gazeta Topi (in Albanian). 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Drita – Feronikeli, formacionet startuese" [Drita – Feronikeli, starting line-ups]. Insporti (in Albanian). 21 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mauritania – Liberia 0:1 (Friendlies 2017, July)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 23 July 2017.