Pacific FC Signs Umaro Baldé of Portugal Amid Spring Training
March 16, 2022 - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
Pacific FC News Release
Langford, BC - Pacific Football Club has signed central midfielder Umaro Baldé to the roster for the 2022 season.
"Umaro is a young talented central midfielder coming with good youth experience," said James Merriman, Head Coach, Pacific FC. "We want to continue to develop young players like Baldé in our environment."
Baldé, 19, was born in Bissau, the capital of West Africa's Guinea-Bissau, and later raised in Portugal. He is a native speaker of Portuguese and holds citizenship in both Guinea-Bissau and Portugal. He comes to Pacific FC from Glasgow Scotland's Rangers FC Reserves side where he played for the past two years. In his youth, Baldé spent several years with SPC Sporting Portugal. The right-footer stands at 5-foot-6 inches and is known for his speed and tenacity on the pitch.
"Umaro has joined our group now in pre-season and is working hard to get up to speed with the squad," said Merriman.
Pacific FC announced the re-signing of Gianni Dos Santos last week. The 5-foot-7inch striker, who also plays at right wing, holds dual citizenship from the Netherlands and West Africa's Cape Verde. Dos Santos appeared in 17 matches last season for a total of 384 minutes.
The Canadian Premier League is in spring training with just over three weeks until the first matchday of the 2022 season. Pacific FC's home opener will be the league's feature match of the season kick off; they will meet Forge FC at Starlight Stadium on April 10 in a rematch of the 2021 Canadian Championship final where Pacific was victorious.
Pacific FC roster now includes Nathan Mavila, Manny Aparicio, Amer Didic, Kunle Dada-Luke, Matthew Baldisimo, Josh Heard, Sean Young, Emil Gazdov, Jamar Dixon, Alejandro Díaz
Callum Irving, Abdul Wahid Binate, Marco Bustos, Abdou Samake, Matteo Polisi, Djenairo Daniels, Jordan Haynes, Thomas Meilleur-Giguère, Gianni Dos Santos and Umaro Baldé.
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