Name: Keita Baldé
Age: 19
Club: SS Lazio
Position: Forward
Born in Spain to Senegalese parents, Baldé came through the FC Barcelona youth academy but never returned to the Catalan side following a loan stint with satellite club UE Cornellà. Instead, he joined Lazio in summer 2011 aged just 16. A key player in the Lazio youth team that won the 2012/13 Scudetto, Baldé made his Serie A debut in a 3-0 home win against AC Chievo Verona last September – but created a bigger splash in the UEFA Europa League four days later, setting up Hernanes for the only goal in a 1-0 home victory over Legia Warszawa.
Age: 19
Club: SS Lazio
Position: Forward
Born in Spain to Senegalese parents, Baldé came through the FC Barcelona youth academy but never returned to the Catalan side following a loan stint with satellite club UE Cornellà. Instead, he joined Lazio in summer 2011 aged just 16. A key player in the Lazio youth team that won the 2012/13 Scudetto, Baldé made his Serie A debut in a 3-0 home win against AC Chievo Verona last September – but created a bigger splash in the UEFA Europa League four days later, setting up Hernanes for the only goal in a 1-0 home victory over Legia Warszawa.
Baldé supplied two more group-stage assists before notching his first European goal in the 3-3 draw at PFC Ludogorets Razgrad – his strike after 16.88 seconds was the second-fastest goal in the history of the competition, though Lazio were to lose out to the Bulgarian champions in the round of 32. Now a key player for Lazio in Serie A, the talented winger has attracted praise from coach Edoardo Reja: "He has a good eye for goal, and is very skilful and very fast, especially with his first steps. He has it all and it's a pleasure to watch him play.
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