Dianbobo Baldé vs Serhou Guirassy
Guinea against Guinea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Dianbobo Baldé
Guinea · 2000s · CB
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Guinea
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 52 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- Toulouse, Celtic, AC Arles
Forty thousand Celtic fans picked Baldé as the club's first Player of the Year in 2003, the season the 1.96m centre-back played 12 of their 13 UEFA Cup ties on the road to the final in Seville. He won five Scottish league titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups at Parkhead, lost that final 3-2 to Porto, and took 52 caps to four Africa Cup of Nations with Guinea. Career record: 52 caps and 2 goals for Guinea; club career at Toulouse, Celtic, AC Arles.
Serhou Guirassy
Guinea · 2023–24 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Guinea
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 28 · 11 goals
- Clubs
- 1. FC Köln, Stade Rennais, Borussia Dortmund
Seven games into the 2023-24 Bundesliga season Guirassy had 13 goals, past the 11 Robert Lewandowski managed over the same stretch, and he finished the year on 28 in 28 matches. That total broke Mario Gómez's Stuttgart club record and left him second only to Harry Kane; joint top scorer in the 2024-25 Champions League with 13, twice in the Bundesliga Team of the Season, and 11 goals in 28 caps for Guinea. Career record: 28 caps and 11 goals for Guinea; club career at 1. FC Köln, Stade Rennais, Borussia Dortmund.
The verdict
The almanac puts Serhou Guirassy ahead by 3 rating points, 85 against 82.
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