Iddrisu Baba

Iddrisu Baba
Personal information
Full name Iddrisu Baba Mohammed
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 15
Youth career
Leganés
2014–2015 → Mallorca (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Leganés B 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Mallorca B (loan) 32 (1)
2016–2018 Mallorca B 61 (2)
2017–2018 → Barakaldo (loan) 30 (1)
2018–2024 Mallorca 140 (1)
2023–2024 → Almería (loan) 25 (0)
2024– Almería 8 (0)
International career‡
2019– Ghana 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Iddrisu Baba Mohammed (born 22 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Almería and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Born in Accra, Baba moved to Spain at an early age and joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in January 2014, from CD Leganés. He made his senior debut for the former's reserves on 29 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 7–1 Tercera División home routing of Penya Ciutadella.

Baba scored his first senior goal on 8 May 2016, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win against CF Platges de Calvià. On 23 June, after achieving promotion, he was bought outright by the Bermellones.[2]

On 25 August 2017, Baba was loaned to Barakaldo CF in Segunda División B, for one year.[3] Upon returning, he was promoted to the main squad in Segunda División, and made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, replacing Carlos Castro in a 1–0 home win against CA Osasuna.[4]

On 3 July 2019, after contributing with 28 matches (play-offs included) as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, Baba renewed his contract until 2022.[5] He made his debut in the category on 17 August, starting in a 2–1 home win over SD Eibar.

Baba scored his first professional goal on 31 October 2021, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Cádiz CF. On 10 August 2023, he moved to fellow top tier side UD Almería in a season-long loan deal, with a buyout clause.[6]

On 4 July 2024, Almería announced the permanent signing of Baba on a three-year contract following their relegation from the top flight.[7]

International career

On 13 November 2019, Baba was called up for the Ghana national team to 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against South Africa and São Tomé and Príncipe.[8] He made his full international debut in the following day, starting in a 2–0 win over the former.[9] He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 African Cup of Nations and sustained an injury in the match against Gabon.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leganés B 2015–16[14] Preferente Madrid 0 0 — — 0 0
Mallorca B (loan) 2015–16[14] Tercera División 32 1 — 2[a] 0 34 1
Mallorca B 2016–17 Segunda División B 29 1 — — 29 1
2017–18[14] Tercera División 32 1 — — 32 1
Total 61 2 0 0 0 0 61 2
Barakaldo (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 30 1 — — 30 1
Mallorca 2018–19 Segunda División 25 0 2 0 3[a] 0 30 0
2019–20 La Liga 36 0 1 0 — 37 0
2020–21 Segunda División 24 0 2 0 — 26 0
2021–22 La Liga 26 1 0 0 — 26 1
2022–23 29 0 1 0 — 30 0
Total 140 1 6 0 3 0 149 1
Almería (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 25 0 1 0 — 26 0
Career total 288 5 7 0 5 0 300 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

International

As of match played 11 June 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2019 2 0
2020 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Iddrisu Baba". LaLiga Santander. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Baba and Stephen are now RCD Mallorca players". RCD Mallorca. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Baba will play in Barakaldo this season". RCD Mallorca. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Abdón Prats guía a un Mallorca que convence en su vuelta a Segunda" [Abdón Prats leads a Mallorca which convince in their return to Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Baba renueva con el RCD Mallorca hasta 2022" [Baba renews with RCD Mallorca until 2022] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "El RCD Mallorca y la UD Almería acuerdan la cesión de Baba" [RCD Mallorca and UD Almería agree the loan of Baba] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Baba también se convierte en jugador en propiedad del Almería como Langa y Maximiano" [Baba also becomes a player owned by Almería like Langa and Maximiano]. www.udalmeriasad.com (in Spanish). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Five players receive international call-ups". RCD Mallorca. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Iddrisu Baba: "Playing with Ghana was a dream come true"". RCD Mallorca. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "AFCON 2021: Blow for Ghana as Baba Iddrisu is ruled out of Comoros clash". GhanaWeb. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  11. ^ "AFCON 2021: Baba Iddrisu ruled out of Comoros game with injury". Citi Sports Online. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  12. ^ Annang, Evans (18 January 2022). "AFCON 2021: Baba Iddrisu ruled out of Ghana's decider against Comoros". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  13. ^ Iddrisu Baba at Soccerway
  14. ^ a b c Iddrisu Baba at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Iddrisu Baba at National-Football-Teams.com


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