Michael Baldisimo

Michael Baldisimo (born April 13, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in MLS.[1]

Michael Baldisimo
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 55
Youth career
2011–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Whitecaps FC 2 13 (0)
2018– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13 (1)
National team‡
2017 Canada U17 1 (0)
2018– Canada U20 3 (0)
2018– Canada U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 19, 2020

Career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Baldisimo signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on March 9, 2017.[2][3] He would spend one season with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.[4]

Baldisimo signed a multi-year contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 17, 2018.[5] He made his MLS debut on August 25, 2020, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to the Montreal Impact,[6] and scored his first goal the following week in a 3–2 home victory over Toronto FC.[7]

International

Baldisimo was born in Canada and is of Filipino descent.[8] In May 2018, Baldisimo was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[9] In October 2018 he was named to the Canadian U20 squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[10]

References
  1. "Michael Baldisimo profile". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  2. "Whitecaps FC sign Residency product Michael Baldisimo to USL contract". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. "WFC2 sign Michael Baldisimo | BC Soccer Central". www.bcsoccercentral.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. Michael McColl (October 14, 2017). "California Dreaming: Goodbye WFC2, hello new beginnings – the ins and outs of the Whitecaps/Fresno partnership". AFTN Canada.
  5. "Whitecaps FC sign Residency midfielder Michael Baldisimo to MLS Homegrown contract". July 17, 2018.
  6. "Whitecaps kids keeping pace with the big boys in MLS". Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. "Michael Baldisimo scores 1st MLS goal to help Whitecaps snap 3-game skid". cbc.ca. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  8. "Filipino-Canadian teen signs with Vancouver Whitecaps soccer".
  9. Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  10. "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". October 24, 2018.


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