R. Baku

Baku's current-season form is level with last season (Season 47→47), while his Rating held around 64. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	RB Leipzig · 5th	3	2	0	7.48	64	47
2025/26	RB Leipzig · 3rd	32	2	3	6.87	64	47
2024/25	RB Leipzig · 7th	38	4	6	7.02	78	40
2024/25	VfL Wolfsburg	19	2	3	7.02	—	—
2023/24	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	33	1	0	6.83	71	20
2022/23	VfL Wolfsburg · 8th	33	5	3	6.91	82	46

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany	8	2
Germany U21	13	2
Germany U19	8	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterFull-back

R. Baku is a 28-year-old full-back at RB Leipzig, rated 64 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (82% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baku.

On the season, Baku graded 47 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 3.551 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 47). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64. At 28 Baku is in his prime years, and a market index of 28.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Baku is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

47.4

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

82%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · RB Leipzig finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 82% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.9/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 64 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %82%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.072

Assists / 900.108

Goal contribution / 900.179

Defensive actions / 903.551

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.143

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~47), then tapers with age. At 28, Baku sits on 28.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Baku's projected Rating — 64 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles61

Interceptions31

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€10M total transfer fees · 2 moves

RB LeipzigJan 2025 – now

VfL WolfsburgOct 2020 – Jan 2025€ 10M

FSV Mainz 05until Oct 2020

About R. Baku

Bote Ridle Nzuzi Baku is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for RB Leipzig, born on April 8, 1998 in Mainz, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Germany. RB Leipzig currently sit 5th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, R. Baku has made 3 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 179 minutes, averaging a 7.39 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs Hamburger SV (16 minutes, 6.84 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Werder Bremen (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.04 rating)
August 29, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (73 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)

R. Baku's next match is on September 20, 2026, when RB Leipzig face Bayer Leverkusen away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Baku at 64 with a Season form score of 47.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U21 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. Baku has totalled 350 club appearances with 43 goals and 23 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for RB Leipzig.

R. Baku's career has also included time at VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05.

On the international stage, R. Baku has represented Germany, Germany U21, Germany U19 — 29 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.