My Take
Carlos Baleba is one of those players who makes you do a double-take the first time you watch him — born in 2004 and already bossing Premier League midfields like he's been doing it for a decade. Brighton spotted him at Lille and paid decent money for a teenager, which tells you everything about how highly rated he is. What gets me about Baleba is that physicality paired with genuine composure: he's not just running into people, he reads the game, wins the ball cleanly, and moves it quickly. Representing Cameroon at his age adds another layer — this kid has serious international ambitions alongside his club career, and honestly, I think he's only scratched the surface of what he's capable of.
Overview
Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba (born 3 January 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Cameroon national team.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Baleba
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・バレバ
- Reading
- かるろす・ばれば
- Born
- January 3, 2004 (age 22)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Douala, Littoral, Cameroon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.