Former Glasgow Celtic striker to try his luck at Free State Stars

11 January 2018 - 16:54
By Marc Strydom
Amido Balde of Celtic battles with George Saville of Brentford during a pre season friendly match between Brentford and Celtic at Griffin Park on July 20, 2013 in Brentford, England.
Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images Amido Balde of Celtic battles with George Saville of Brentford during a pre season friendly match between Brentford and Celtic at Griffin Park on July 20, 2013 in Brentford, England.

Former Glasgow Celtic and journeyman striker Amido Balde of Guinea-Bissau will arrive this week at Free State Stars for a trial‚ SowetanLIVE is informed.

The towering‚ 1‚93-metre centre-forward last played for Tondela in Portugal’s Premiera Liga on loan from CS Maritimo.

Balde has an arm-length of clubs he has been on the books of or been loaned to at a still tender age of 26‚ including Sporting Lisbon‚ Cercle Brugge‚ Vitoria Guimaraes‚ Celtic‚ Waasland-Beveren‚ Hapoel Tel Aviv‚ Metz and Benfica Luanda.