Martin Baudelet

Martin Baudelet
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003
Place of birth Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Eastern District
Youth career
–2021 FC Versailles 78
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 McGill Redbirds 25 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Eastern District 0 (0)
International career
2024– Chinese Taipei 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 July 2025

Martin Baudelet (Chinese: 簡柏庭; born 3 January 2003) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District. Born in France, he plays for the Chinese Taipei national team.

Early life

Baudelet was born on 3 January 2003 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France of Taiwanese descent through his mother. His grandparents live in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

College career

As a youth player, Baudelet joined the youth academy of French side FC Versailles 78. In 2021, he started attending McGill University in Canada, where he played for their soccer team and made twenty-five appearances while playing for them. While playing for them, he played in the local semi-professional league, the Ligue1 Québec.

Club career

In July 2025, Baudelet joined Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern District.

International career

Baudelet is a Chinese Taipei international. On 11 October 2024, he debuted for the Chinese Taipei national football team during a 3–2 away friendly win over the Cambodia national football team.[2] During the winter of 2024, he played for the Chinese Taipei national football team at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and played for the Chinese Taipei national football team for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 2025.[3]

References

  1. ^ "台法混血簡柏庭投入中華男足集訓 盼未來能持續為台灣效力" [Taiwanese-French mixed-race Jian Baiting joins the Chinese men's football team training camp and hopes to continue playing for Taiwan in the future] (in Chinese). GoGoal. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ "刁天龍首秀送助攻 中華男足國際友誼賽惜敗柬埔寨" [Diao Tianlong made an assist in his debut; Chinese men's football team lost to Cambodia in international friendly match] (in Chinese). CTWANT. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Martin Baudelet: "Je ne savais même pas que Taïwan avait une sélection nationale"" [Martin Baudelet: "I didn't even know Taiwan had a national team"] (in French). So Foot. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.