Kwame Baah (footballer)

Kwame Baah
Personal information
Full name Kwame Baah
Date of birth (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Inter Allies FC
Youth career
2014 Heart of Lions F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Heart of Lions F.C. ? (?)
2016Inter Allies FC 10 (0)
2017 Inter Allies FC 15 (0)
National team
20152016 Ghana U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2017

Kwame Baah (born 21 April 1998, in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper at Inter Allies FC in the Ghanaian Premier League.

Career

Kwame Baah made his debut in Ghanaian professional football during the 2015 season with Heart of Lions F.C. in the Ghanaian Division One. He was picked up by Inter Allies FC from Heart of Lions by the end of the 2015 season, having signed a three-year deal with the Premier League side.[1] Baah made his debut for his new club in his first season (2016), during which he appeared in ten matches. He was named vice-captain of the team ahead of their 2017 season and sealed his place as their main goalkeeper.[2]

International career

Baah featured for Ghana U20 at the 2015 U20 African Cup of Nations, playing an important role in the match for the 3rd/4th place by stopping a penalty.[3] Baah subsequently also received a call up for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, assuming the role of reserve goalkeeper forGhana U20.[4] Kwame featured in all four qualifier games played by Ghana U20 in the qualifiers for 2017 U20 African Cup of Nations.[5][6][7][8]

Baah is part of the Ghana B-team, composed of local players, holding training camps ahead the 2017 WAFU Nations Cup and doubleheader in the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers.[9][10]

Statistics

Season Club Country League Apps Goals
2015Heart of Lions F.C. GhanaGhanaian Division One??
2016Inter Allies FC GhanaGhanaian Premier League100
2017Inter Allies FC GhanaGhanaian Premier League150
Total250

Last update: July 8, 2017

References

  1. "EXCLUSIVE: Inter Allies to sign Heart of Lions duo Kwame Baah and Isaac Twum - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "Midfielder Prince Baffoe named Inter Allies captain for the season - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "CAF - Competitions - 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Teams - Ghana -". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "Ghana U20 vs Senegal - GK K.Baah, K.Fobi, M.Sarpong, D.Amoah, N.Opoku, Saliw Babao, Y.Yeboah, C.Boateng,M.Otu, J.Osabutey,D.Mohammed". 22 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "Gh U20 starting list vs Senegal - K.Baah, K.Fobi, M.Sarpong, N.Opoku, D.Amoah, Michel Otu, M.Amando, Y.Yeboah, C.Boateng, J.Osabuey, M.Dauda". 9 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. "Ghana U20 XI vs Ethiopia (AYC Qualifier)". 22 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. "Ghana U20 line up vs Ethiopia". Twitter. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  9. "Goalkeepers Kwame Baah and Stephen Kwaku earn Black Stars 'B' call-up". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. "Ghana to host 16-nation Wafu tourney". Retrieved 8 July 2017.

See also

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