Ridle Baku

Ridle Baku is one of those German players I always find fascinating to watch because his versatility is genuinely rare. A right-back who can also operate as a winger or in midfield, he's the kind of footballer modern managers love for the tactical flexibility he brings. Coming up through Mainz before earning his move and breaking into the senior Germany squad, his rise felt earned rather than hyped. Born in 1998, he's still in what should be his prime, and I'm curious to see whether he settles into one defined role or keeps thriving as a do-everything option across the pitch.

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Name (English)

Ridle Baku

Name (Japanese)

リドル・バク

Reading

りどる・ばく

Born

April 8, 1998 (age 28)

Origin

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridle%20Baku
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46126025

Tags

• Rhineland-Palatinate
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.