Joseph Baffoe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Baffo | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | IFK Värnamo | 19 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Helsingborgs IF | 33 | (1) |
2010 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2013 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Halmstads BK | 34 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 53 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (1) |
2011–2015 | Sweden U21 | 17 | (0) |
*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
References
- ^ "Joseph Baffo". Eliteprospects.com. 7 November 1992. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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- ^ "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.
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External links
- Joseph Baffoe at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Association football defenders
- Ghanaian emigrants to Sweden
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Ghanaian footballers
- Swedish people of Ghanaian descent
- IFK Värnamo players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Halmstads BK players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Swedish expatriates in Norway
- Swedish expatriates in Germany
- Swedish football defender stubs