Baba Rahman

Baba Rahman

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Rahman Baba[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Tamale, Ghana[3]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
Position(s)	Left wing-back
Team information
Current team	PAOK
Number	21
Youth career
2004–2010	Young Meteors Tamale
2010–2011	Dreams FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	→ Asante Kotoko (loan)	25	(0)
2012–2014	Greuther Fürth	44	(2)
2014–2015	FC Augsburg	31	(0)
2015–2023	Chelsea	15	(0)
2016–2017	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	13	(0)
2018–2019	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	3	(0)
2019	→ Reims (loan)	11	(1)
2019–2020	→ Mallorca (loan)	2	(0)
2021	→ PAOK (loan)	13	(1)
2021–2022	→ Reading (loan)	29	(0)
2022–2023	→ Reading (loan)	18	(0)
2023–	PAOK	20	(4)
International career‡
2013	Ghana U20[3]	7	(0)
2014–	Ghana	51	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Abdul Rahman Baba (born 2 July 1994),also known as Baba Rahman, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club PAOK and the Ghana national team.

Beginning his career at Dreams FC, he played in the Ghanaian Premier League with Asante Kotoko. In 2012, he signed for Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, where he spent two seasons. He then played for FC Augsburg before joining Chelsea in 2015 for a fee of £14 million, potentially rising to £22 million.

Rahman made his international debut in 2014 and was part of their squad which were runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.