R. Baku · career
Bote Ridle Nzuzi Baku
Full Back · RB Leipzig · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Baku is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 204 appearances with 38 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at RB Leipzig — Season rating 50, 2 goals and 3 assists in 32 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at RB Leipzig. Form is on a climb — up 30 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | RB Leipzig | 32 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | RB Leipzig | 38 | 4 | 6 | 78 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 44 |
| 2020/21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | FSV Mainz 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FSV Mainz 05 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | FSV Mainz 05 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | FSV Mainz 05 II | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Mainz 05 U19 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Mainz 05 U19 | 25 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 4 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Germany U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 13 | 2 |
| Germany U19 | 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 8 | 3 |
Honours
UEFA U21 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 32 | 2509 | 2 | 3 | 6.9 |
| DFB Pokal | 3 | 251 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
35 played2 injured8 not in squad· 2760 min, 2g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Friendlies Clubs | H Baník Souš | 10-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Santos | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A ZFC Meuselwitz | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Toulouse | 7-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atalanta | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lens | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A SV Sandhausen | 4-2 | Played | 97 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 22 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 0-6 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 8.9 | |
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 20 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 3-1 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Dukla Praha | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 6-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | A Energie Cottbus | 4-1 | Played | 64 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 1 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 3-1 | Played | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 8 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-3 | Played | 88 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 23 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 28 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-0 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 2 | DFB Pokal | H 1. FC Magdeburg | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 6-0 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Dec 12 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 1-3 | Ankle Injury | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-3 | Played | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Jan 27 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-2 | Played | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 8 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 2-1 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 11 | DFB Pokal | A Bayern München | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 15 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 2-2 | Played | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 2-2 | Played | 82 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 1 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-1 | Played | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 15 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-1 | Played | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 20 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 5-0 | Played | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-0 | Played | 78 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 24 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 3-1 | Played | 79 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| May 2 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-4 | Played | 27 | 6.2 |