{{short description|Liberian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Prince Balde |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|23|df=y}} |birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia |height = 1.87 m |position = Center-back |currentclub = FC Rosengård |clubnumber = 26 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 2015–2016 |clubs1 = Champasak United |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2016–2018 |clubs2 = Monrovia Club Breweries |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 = 2018–2021 |clubs3 = Feronikeli |caps3 = 28 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = → Drenica (loan) |caps4 = 22 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2021–2023 |clubs5 = Drita |caps5 = 33 |goals5 = 2 |years6 = 2023 |clubs6 = Al-Diwaniya |caps6 = |goals6 = |years7 = 2024–2026 |clubs7 = FC Rosengård |caps7 = 47 |goals7 = 1 |years8 = 2026– |clubs8 = Trelleborgs FF |caps8 = 3 |goals8 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2017– |nationalteam1 = Liberia |nationalcaps1 = 26 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |pcupdate = 8 March 2026 |ntupdate = 31 March 2026 }}
'''Prince Balde''' (born 23 March 1998) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Swedish club FC Rosengård 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gazeta-topi.com/zyrtare-prince-balde-nga-sot-vishet-bardhekalter/|title=ZYRTARE: Prince Balde nga sot vishet bardhekaltër|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Prince Balde from today wears white and blue|language=Albanian|website=Gazeta Topi|date=1 July 2021}}</ref> On 21 August, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against his former club Feronikeli.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://insporti.com/drita-feronikeli-formacionet-startuese/|title=Drita – Feronikeli, formacionet startuese|trans-title=Drita – Feronikeli, starting line-ups|language=Albanian|website=Insporti|date=21 August 2021}}</ref>
==International career== In July 2017, Balde made his debut for Liberia in a friendly match against Mauritania.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8397498/lineup/|title=Mauritania – Liberia 0:1 (Friendlies 2017, July)|website=WorldFootball.net|access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 March 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" Style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Feronikeli |2018–19 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2019–20 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2020–21 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |22||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!32!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Drenica (loan) |2018–19 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2019–20 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !22!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!22!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|FC Drita |2021–22 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |29||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |2022–23 |Football Superleague of Kosovo |4||1||0||0||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!2!!6!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!43!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|FC Rosengård |2024 |Ettan Fotboll |23||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- |2025 |Ettan Fotboll |24||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!47!!1 |- |Trelleborgs FF |2026 |Ettan Fotboll |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !133!!4!!10!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!147!!4 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 31 March 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Liberia |2017||2||0 |- |2021||7||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||2||0 |- |2024||3||0 |- |2025||7||0 |- |2026||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!26!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Balde goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Prince Balde !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 31 March 2026 || Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco || {{fb|LBY}} || align="center"|2–2 || align="center" |2–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Balde, Prince}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Monrovia Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Liberian men's footballers Category:Liberia men's international footballers Category:Liberian expatriate men's footballers Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Laos Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Category:Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Lao Premier League players Category:Liberian First Division players Category:Monrovia Club Breweries players Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players Category:FC Feronikeli 74 players Category:KF Drenica players Category:FC Drita players
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