| Baba Alhassan | |
| Fullname: | Baba Alhassan |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | FCSB |
| Clubnumber: | 42 |
| Youthclubs1: | African Talent Football Academy |
| Youthyears2: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Real Valladolid |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Hermannstadt |
| Caps2: | 97 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | FCSB |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
Baba Alhassan (born 3 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club FCSB.
Born in Accra, Alhassan started out as a junior at the African Talent Football Academy in Ghana. He then moved to the youth setup of Spanish club Real Valladolid, making his senior debut for the reserves in a 2–3 away Segunda División B loss to Navalcarnero on 28 October 2018.
On 7 October 2020, Alhassan joined Romanian team Hermannstadt as a free agent.[1] Eleven days later, he made his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw with UTA Arad. He scored his first goal—and the only of the match—in a league fixture against Politehnica Iași on 15 May 2021.[2] Alhassan amassed 24 appearances in all competitions in the 2020–21 season, with his club losing the relegation play-offs against Mioveni 1–2 on aggregate.
The following campaign, Alhassan aided with seven goals from 27 league appearances as "the Red and Blacks" finished as Liga II runners-up and returned to the top division. On 15 July 2022, in the season's opener, he scored his first Liga I double in a 3–0 Liga I home defeat of Mioveni.[3]
In October 2023, Alhassan agreed to a contract extension lasting until 2026.[4] On 9 December, Hermannstadt chairman Dănuț Coman stated that he was in negotiations with fellow league clubs and rivals FCSB and Rapid București for the transfer of Alhassan.[5]
On 12 December 2023, FCSB general manager Mihai Stoica announced the signing of Alhassan,[6] with the player due to join the team in the winter transfer window. The Roș-albaștrii paid €600,000 and Hermannstadt also retained 20% interest on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.[7] The move was confirmed by FCSB on 23 December.[8]
Alhassan recorded his debut on 21 January 2024, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Octavian Popescu in a 4–0 Liga I thrashing of UTA Arad.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real Valladolid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hermannstadt | 2020–21 | Liga I | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga II | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | 2! | 0 | 109 | 18 | ||||
| FCSB | 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 139 | 18 | |||
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