Emmanuel Baffour Explained

Emmanuel Baffour
Fullname:Emmanuel Awuah Baffour
Birth Date:1989 4, df=yes
Birth Place:New Edubiase, Ashanti Region,
Ghana
Height:1.82 m
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Ashanti Gold
Clubs1:Ashalaja FC
Years2:–2008
Clubs2:Liberty Professionals
Years3:2008–2010
Clubs3:Tema Youth
Years4:2010–2012
Clubs4:New Edubiase United
Years5:2012–2013
Clubs5:Mamelodi Sundowns
Years6:2014–2016
Clubs6:Ashanti Gold
Years7:2016–
Clubs7:Al-Ijtimai
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:17 August 2016

Emmanuel Awuah Baffour (born 2 April 1989 in New Edubiase) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Ashanti Gold as a striker.[1]

Club career

Early career

Baffour began his playing career in the Ghanaian amateur club Ashalaja FC before moving to Premier League club Liberty Professionals. Before the 2008–2009 season, he joined Premier League club Tema Youth.[2]

New Edubiase United

In 2010–2011 season, Baffour joined New Edubiase United. He scored 5 goals in his debut season, and during the following he scored 21 goals which made him the league's top goalscorer at the end of 2011–2012 season on 27 May 2012.[3]

Mamelodi Sundowns

He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on 19 June 2012, signing a two-year deal with an option of an additional year.[4]

International career

Ghana national team

In December 2011, Baffour was named to the Ghana national football team's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not included by the Ghana national football team technical staff for the tournament's final 23-man squad.[5]

On 26 February 2012, Baffour was called up to the Ghana squad to face Chile.[6] Baffour made his Ghana debut against Chile on 29 February 2012 at the PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.[7]

Honours

Individual

Notes and References

  1. http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/local-football-news/item/9788-former-gpl-top-scorer-emmanuel-baffour-joins-lebanese-club-al-ijtimai-tripoli Former GPL top scorer Emmanuel Baffour joins Lebanese Club Al-Ijtimai Tripoli
  2. Web site: EMMANUEL BAFFOUR. westafricanfootball.com. 27 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Glo Premier League. Ghana Football Association. 25 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101029144841/http://ghanafa.org/premierleague/. 29 October 2010. dead.
  4. Web site: Sundowns capture Emmanuel Baffour . 20 June 2012.
  5. News: Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Mensah, Kent . goal.com. Goal.com. 15 December 2011. 25 February 2012.
  6. News: 26 February 2012 . Black Stars squad named for Chile friendly . ghanafa.org . . 1 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141125072247/http://ghanafa.org/blackstars/201202/6758.php . 25 November 2014 . dead .
  7. News: 29 February 2012 . Chile 1 - 1 Ghana . . 1 March 2012 . 24 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172005/http://www.espn.com/soccer/match?id=339753&cc=5739 . dead .