Iddrisu Baba

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Iddrisu Baba
Personal information
Full name Iddrisu Baba Mohammed
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 14
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 19 (0)
International career‡
2019– Ghana 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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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

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  13. ^ Iddrisu Baba at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  14. ^ a b c Iddrisu Baba at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Iddrisu Baba at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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  • Profile at the RCD Mallorca website
  • Iddrisu Baba at BDFutbolLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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