About João Balde
João Balde closed the 2025/2026 League Two (Scotland) campaign on 7 goals and 5 assists from 34 outings (2,940 minutes) — 0.37 goal involvements per 90. Within 62 League Two (Scotland) midfielders (2025/2026, at least 450 minutes), he places in the 81st percentile by goal involvements per 90, above the median, while ranking 7th of 62 for goals.
By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 2 domestic leagues: League Two (Scotland) (49 appearances, 9 goals) and Championship (Scotland) (28 appearances, 1 goal). He reached 25 league appearances in 1 of those 7 campaigns. His busiest three-season stretch was 2023/2024–2025/2026: 47 league appearances, 16 a season.