Amadou Haidara Explained

Amadou Haidara
Full Name:Amadou Haidara
Birth Date:31 January 1998
Birth Place:Bamako, Mali
Height:1.75 m[1]
Currentclub:RB Leipzig
Clubnumber:8
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–2016
Youthclubs1:JMG Academy Bamako
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps1:48
Goals1:8
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Liefering (loan)
Caps2:25
Goals2:2
Years3:2019–
Clubs3:RB Leipzig
Caps3:131
Goals3:11
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Mali U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:Mali U20
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–
Nationalteam3:Mali
Nationalcaps3:44
Nationalgoals3:2
Club-Update:21 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:6 June 2024

Amadou Haidara (born 31 January 1998) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Mali national team.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Haidara started his career with the Malian side JMG Academy Bamako. In July 2016, he was signed by FC Red Bull Salzburg. He was sent out on loan to the second league side FC Liefering, which is the farm team of Red Bull Salzburg. Haidara also played for the FC Red Bull Salzburg U-19 team in the UEFA Youth League. There he scored two goals versus FK Vardar.[2]

He made his first appearance in the third round of the 2016–17 league versus LASK Linz. He substituted Gideon Mensah after the halftime break and scored his first goal in the 48th minute for Liefering.[3]

During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.[4] On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals as Olympique de Marseille played out a 1–2 away loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.[5]

RB Leipzig

On 22 December 2018, Haidara was signed by German club RB Leipzig.[6] On 30 March 2019, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 5–0 win over Hertha BSC.[7] In the 2019–20 season, RB Leipzig managed to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

On 8 December 2020, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–2 win over Manchester United in the 2020–21 season.[8]

International career

Haidara played five matches for the Malian U17 team, scoring one goal. Haidara made his senior debut for the Mali national football team in a 2018 World Cup qualification tie against Ivory Coast on 6 October 2017.[9]

Career statistics

Club

[10]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering (loan)2016–17Austrian First League252252
Red Bull Salzburg2016–17Austrian Bundesliga51210072
2017–18Austrian Bundesliga3136118[11] 4558
2018–19Austrian Bundesliga122207[12] 1213
Total4861022558313
RB Leipzig2018–19Bundesliga913000121
2019–20Bundesliga190207[13] 0280
2020–21Bundesliga3136261436
2021–22Bundesliga203216[14] 0284
2022–23Bundesliga31250701[15] 0442
2023–24Bundesliga2121050272
2024–25Bundesliga00100010
Total131112033111018315
Career total204193055661029130

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Mali201720
201840
201991
202021
202170
202290
202330
202480
Total442

Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Amadou Haidara! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1. 1 July 2019 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt align=center 1–0 align=center 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
2. 9 October 2020 Emirhan Sport Center Stadium, Side, Turkey align=center 3–0 align=center 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

2016–17, 2017–18

2016–17[16]

RB Leipzig

Mali U17

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amadou Haidara . RB Leipzig . 5 May 2023.
  2. Web site: FC Red Bull Salzburg - Jungbullen schaffen sich mit Kantersieg ideale Ausgangsposition. redbulls. de. 7 May 2018.
  3. Web site: 3. Runde, Saison 2016/17, FC Liefering gegen LASK – FC Salzburg Wiki. wiki.salzburg12.at. de. 7 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Salzburg v Marseille background. UEFA.com. 7 May 2018.
  5. Web site: FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille. BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018.
  6. News: Amadou Haidara: Mali international 'motivated' after move to RB Leipzig . BBC Sport . 23 December 2018.
  7. Web site: RB Leipzig zerlegt Hertha BSC . dw.com . de . 30 March 2019 .
  8. Web site: Manchester United out of Champions League after leaving it too late at Leipzig. 8 December 2020. The Guardian.
  9. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Mali-Ivory Coast – FIFA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063047/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367115/index.html#lineups. dead. August 19, 2016. FIFA.com. FIFA.com.
  10. Web site: A. Haidara. Soccerway. 9 March 2021.
  11. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, sixteen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  12. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  13. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  14. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  15. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  16. Web site: SK Rapid Wien - FC Red Bull Salzburg. OEFB. 1 June 2017. 24 February 2021. de.
  17. Web site: Peeters . Thomas . A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title . Red Bull . 21 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185428/https://www.redbull.com/ph-en/rb-leipzig-german-cup-champions . 13 June 2022 . 23 May 2022 . live.
  18. Web site: 3 June 2023 . Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup . 3 June 2023 . Bundesliga .
  19. Web site: FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 – List of Players . https://web.archive.org/web/20191103180706/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2015/pdf/FU17_2015_SquadLists.pdf . dead . 3 November 2019 . fifadata.com . 28 October 2015 .
  20. Web site: Nigeria head African party in Chile . https://web.archive.org/web/20170122174518/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/archive/chile2015/ . dead . 22 January 2017 . FIFA.com .
  21. Web site: Bundesliga.at - Das Team der Saison 2017/18 . 22 June 2018 . 29 December 2022 . Bundesliga.at . de.