Joseph Baffoe

Joseph Baffo
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Baffo
Date of birth	7 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	IFK Värnamo
2010–2013	Helsingborgs IF
2010	→ IFK Värnamo (loan)
2013	→ Vålerenga (loan)
2014–2015	Halmstads BK
2015–2018	Eintracht Braunschweig
International career‡
2008–2009	Sweden U17
2009–2011	Sweden U19
2011–2015	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:06, 17 July 2018 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2015

Joseph Baffo (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish footballer of Ghananian descent who currently plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Baffo started off in IFK Värnamo and played there at senior level for one year. After that he signed for Allsvenska team HIF.^[1]

Baffo signed for Helsingborg as a 17-year-old. His first full game was when they played against F.C. Copenhagen at home at Olympia.

On 26 July 2015, Baffo signed a three-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.^[2] He left the club at the end of his contract in summer 2018.^[3]

In July 2018, Baffo's planned trial with Hamburger SV, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, was called off due to lacking fitness.^[4]

Personal life

Baffo's parents have their roots in Ghana.^[5]

Honours

Club

Helsingborgs IF

International

Sweden U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

^ "Joseph Baffo". Eliteprospects.com. 7 November 1992. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Joseph Baffo" [Eintracht signs Joseph Baffo] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ "Boland & Co.: BTSV trennt sich von zehn Spielern". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Probetraining abgeblasen: Baffo kein Kandidat in Hamburg". kicker Online (in German). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Ghana/ Joseph Baffo : Ghanaian defender wins Swedish league title, Ghana, news, football". Starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Joseph Baffoe at Soccerway

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[1] "Joseph Baffo". Eliteprospects.com. 7 November 1992. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Eintracht verpflichtet Joseph Baffo" [Eintracht signs Joseph Baffo] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

[3] "Boland & Co.: BTSV trennt sich von zehn Spielern". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[4] "Probetraining abgeblasen: Baffo kein Kandidat in Hamburg". kicker Online (in German). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[5] "Ghana/ Joseph Baffo : Ghanaian defender wins Swedish league title, Ghana, news, football". Starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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