Baba Rahman
{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baba Rahman
| image = Ghana national Baba Rahman.jpg
| upright = 1.2
| caption = Baba playing for Ghana in 2024
| full_name = Abdul Rahman Baba{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA) |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|2|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/baba-Basir |title=Premier League Player Profile Baba Basir |author= |date=2016 |publisher=Barclays Premier League |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529134204/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.overview.html/baba-Basir |url-status=dead }}
| birth_place = Tamale, Ghana{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/abdul-rahman-baba/ | title = Abdul Rahman Baba | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 8 July 2013}}
| height = 1.80 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/first-team/baba-rahman?pageTab=biography|title=Baba Rahman | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club}}
| position = Left wing-back
| currentclub = PAOK
| clubnumber = 21
| youthclubs1 = Young Meteors Tamale
| youthyears1 = 2004–2010
| youthclubs2 = Dreams FC
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = → Asante Kotoko (loan)
| years1 = 2011–2012
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 0
| clubs2 = Greuther Fürth
| years2 = 2012–2014
| caps2 = 44
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = FC Augsburg
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2023
| clubs4 = Chelsea
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = → Schalke 04 (loan)
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = → Schalke 04 (loan)
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019
| clubs7 = → Reims (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2019–2020
| clubs8 = → Mallorca (loan)
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021
| clubs9 = → PAOK (loan)
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2021–2022
| clubs10 = → Reading (loan)
| caps10 = 29
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022–2023
| clubs11 = → Reading (loan)
| caps11 = 18
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023–
| clubs12 = PAOK
| caps12 = 53
| goals12 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Ghana U20
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Ghana
| nationalyears2 = 2014–
| nationalcaps2 = 51
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 10 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 12:10, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{medalCountry|{{fb|GHA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|RU|2015 Equatorial Guinea|}}
}}
Abdul Rahman Baba (born 2 July 1994), also known as Baba Rahman, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club PAOK and the Ghana national team.
Beginning his career at Dreams FC, he played in the Ghanaian Premier League with Asante Kotoko. In 2012, he signed for Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, where he spent two seasons. He then played for FC Augsburg before joining Chelsea in 2015 for a fee of £14 million, potentially rising to £22 million.
Rahman made his international debut in 2014 and was part of their squad which were runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Early life
Abdul Rahman Baba was born on 2 July 1994, in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana{{Cite web|date=4 May 2021|title=FEATURE: Baba Abdul Rahman and the transformation in Greece|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/feature-ali-baba-and-the-transformation-in-greece|access-date=21 June 2021|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gyimah|first=Edmund Okai|date=13 October 2014|title=Baba Rahman fired up for Guinea clash in Tamale {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2014/10/13/5180905/baba-rahman-fired-up-for-guinea-clash-in-tamale|access-date=21 June 2021|website=www.goal.com}} to Alhaji Baba (Zobognaa) and Hajia Fati Baba Sibdoo.{{Cite web|last=Ibrahim|first=Mohammed|title=Chelsea left back Baba Rahman donates to Orphans in Tamale|work=Zaa Radio 99.3 FM |date=14 June 2016 |url=https://zaaradio.com/sports/chelsea-left-back-baba-rahman-donates-to-orphans-in-tamale/|access-date=21 June 2021}} He attended Our Lady Of Fatima JHS and Young Dakpem’yili JHS, all in Tamale.{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=21 June 2021|title=Baba Rahman donates Football equipment to support Juvenile Football in Tamale|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/06/21/baba-rahman-donates-football-equipment-to-support-juvenile-football-in-tamale/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621180539/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/06/21/baba-rahman-donates-football-equipment-to-support-juvenile-football-in-tamale/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=6 June 2021|title=Black Stars and Chelsea defender, Baba Rahman donates to two schools in Tamale|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/06/06/black-stars-and-chelsea-defender-baba-rahman-donates-to-two-schools-in-tamale/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606095847/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/06/06/black-stars-and-chelsea-defender-baba-rahman-donates-to-two-schools-in-tamale/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021|website=Football Made In Ghana}} He made his footballing debut with his local team Young Meteors Tamale{{Cite web|date=30 January 2021|title=Baba Rahman joins PAOK|url=https://www.paokfc.gr/en/news/20210130-ston-paok-o-rahman-baba-en/|access-date=21 June 2021|website=PAOKFC|language=en}} playing for them from 2004 to 2010, before being scouted by Dreams FC, an Accra based club at the age of 16.
Club career
=Ghana=
Rahman began his career at Dreams FC of the Ghana Division Two. After impressive performances, he was then transferred on loan to Asante Kotoko of the Ghanaian Premier League for one season.
For the 2012 season, Rahman was a finalist for the league's Discovery of the Year Award, eventually losing to Joshua Oninku.{{cite web|title=Daniel Nii Adjei wins Player of the Season Award|date = 30 November 2001|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=242181|publisher=GhanaWeb|access-date=20 June 2012}} After becoming a sought after player during his time with the Kumasi-based club, serious enquiries were made about the player by Manchester City and Arsenal of the Premier League and Parma of Serie A.{{cite web|title=Arsenal, Man City deals loom for Kotoko left-back Abdul-Rahman|date=4 March 2012|url=http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/arsenal-man-city-deals-loom-for-kotoko-left-back-abdul-rahman/|publisher=GhanaSoccerNet|access-date=20 June 2012}}
=Germany=
However, Rahman eventually signed with newly promoted Greuther Fürth in the Bundesliga on 12 June 2012. Rahman stated that his decision to join Fürth was because the club offered, "the best conditions to further develop my career."{{cite web|title=German club Greuther Furth beats Arsenal to sign Rahman|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/news/2012/june/13-german-club-greuther-furth-beats-arsenal-to-sign-rahman.html|publisher=MTN Football|access-date=20 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707170745/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/news/2012/june/13-german-club-greuther-furth-beats-arsenal-to-sign-rahman.html|archive-date=7 July 2012}} In the derby against 1. FC Nürnberg on 11 August 2014 he scored his first two goals for Fürth in a 5–1 home victory.{{cite web|title=Doppelpacker Baba lässt das Kleeblatt tanzen|url=https://www.kicker.de/fuerth-gegen-nuernberg-2014-bundesliga-2407543/analyse|publisher=Kicker|access-date=15 August 2014}} The next day he signed with FC Augsburg of the same division.{{cite web|title=Baba-Wechsel zum FCA perfekt|url=https://www.kicker.de/baba-wechsel-zum-fca-perfekt-609563/artikel|publisher=Kicker|access-date=15 August 2014}}
In Rahman's 2014–15 season with Augsburg, he made 108 tackles, more than any other player in the Bundesliga that season. Using aspects of his strength and pace, he was able to win 90 of those tackles, coming out to an 83% successful tackle rate. That season, Rahman also had 83 interceptions and won 80 contested aerial balls.{{Cite web|title = Chelsea transfer news: Who is Baba Rahman?|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11795039/Chelsea-transfer-news-Who-is-Baba-Rahman.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk| date=17 August 2015 |access-date = 20 February 2016}}
=Chelsea=
==2015–16 season==
On 16 August 2015, Rahman signed for Chelsea on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial £14 million, rising to a potential fee of almost £22 million.{{Cite news |title=Baba Rahman moves to Stamford Bridge from Augsburg |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33953803 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2015}}{{Cite news |title=Rahman signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/rahman-signs.html |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=16 August 2015}}{{Cite news |title=Baba moves to Chelsea |url=http://fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?id=/index/news/allenews/data21397.htm |publisher=FC Augsburg |date=16 August 2015 |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916121948/http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=ea578feec252a2068eedf325e5b48b9b&id=%2Findex%2Fnews%2Fallenews%2Fdata21397.htm |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last1=Dudko|first1=James|title=Baba Rahman Completes Transfer to Chelsea from Augsburg|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2529710-baba-rahman-transfer-news-latest-rumours-speculation-on-augsburg-defender|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=2 September 2015|date=16 August 2015}} He made his debut on 16 September in a UEFA Champions League tie, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 win at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite news|title=Chelsea 4-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34203636|access-date=4 June 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 September 2015}} He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on 17 October.{{cite news|last1=Dawkes|first1=Phil|title=Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34493710|access-date=21 October 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 October 2015}} He played at left-back in games including their 2–1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kyiv.
On 27 February, Rahman made an error which allowed Southampton's Shane Long to score in the 42nd minute; he was substituted for Kenedy at half time but Chelsea eventually won 2–1 at St. Mary's.{{cite news|last1=Sanghera|first1=Mandeep|title=Southampton 1-2 Chelsea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35619625|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 February 2016}}
==Schalke 04 (loan)==
File:2018-08-17 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 vs. FC Schalke 04 (DFB-Pokal) by Sandro Halank–128.jpg
On 2 August 2016, FC Schalke 04, confirmed that Rahman had moved on a season-long loan to the club after failing to impress the new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte during pre-season. Rahman was given the number 14 jersey for the upcoming season. He was signed by his former Augsburg manager, Markus Weinzierl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/08/baba-makes-schalke-switch.html|title=Baba makes Schalke switch|date=2 August 2016|website=www.chelseafc.com|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|access-date=2 August 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160802_baba/page/2362--86-86-.html|title=Abdul Rahman Baba joins S04 on loan|date=2 August 2016|website=www.schalke04.de|publisher=FC Schalke 04|access-date=2 August 2016}} Rahman told the local newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten that Conte advised him to leave on loan because he preferred more defensive players than him.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/english-premier-league/story/2922205/baba-rahman-too-attacking-for-chelsea-manager-antonio-conte|title=Baba Rahman 'too attacking' for Chelsea manager Antonio Conte|last=Buczko|first=Stefan|publisher=ESPN|date=3 August 2016}}
Rahman made his competitive debut for the Gelsenkirchen team on 20 August, as a winger instead of a defender in a 4–1 victory against FC 08 Villingen in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/20/germany/dfb-pokal/fc-08-villingen/fc-schalke-04/2244383/|title=Villingen 1-4 Schalke 04|date=20 August 2016|publisher=Soccerway}} He made his league debut on 27 August, coming on for Sead Kolašinac in the 62nd minute of an eventual 1–0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt on the first day of the season.{{cite news|title=Frankfurt hold on to beat Schalke|url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/blmd1n-eintracht-frankfurt-1-0-fc-schalke-04-report.jsp|access-date=15 September 2016|publisher=Bundesliga|date=27 August 2016}} Rahman scored his first goal for Schalke on 15 September, the game's only in a Europa League victory at OGC Nice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/noblmd3-0sg-nice-0-1-fc-schalke-04-report.jsp|title=OGC Nice 0-1 FC Schalke 04 | UEFA Europa League | Report|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website}}
In January 2018, Rahman joined Schalke 04 on loan for a second time agreeing an 18-month stay until summer 2019.{{cite news|last1=Cann|first1=James|title=Chelsea left-back Baba Rahman joins Schalke on 18-month loan|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/chelsea-leftback-baba-rahman-joins-schalke-on-18month-loan-36543246.html|access-date=29 January 2018|work=Irish Independent|date=29 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Bis 2019: Schalke leiht Baba erneut aus|url=https://www.kicker.de/bis-2019_schalke-leiht-baba-erneut-aus-715626/artikel|access-date=29 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=29 January 2018|language=de}}
==Reims (loan)==
In January 2019, he returned early to Chelsea and was immediately loaned to Stade de Reims until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Baba Rahman loaned to Reims|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/28/baba-rahman-loaned-to-reims/|work=Chelsea FC|date=29 January 2019}}
== Mallorca (loan) ==
On 2 September 2019, the last day of transfer window, Rahman was again loaned out in a season-long deal, this time to newly promoted La Liga side Mallorca.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/en/content/news/news/abdul-rahman-baba-joins-rcd-mallorca-on-loan-from-chelsea|title=Abdul Rahman Baba Joins RCD Mallorca On Loan From Chelsea|publisher=RCD Mallorca|language=en|access-date=2 September 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
== PAOK (loan) ==
On 30 January 2021, Rahman was loaned out to PAOK for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for the Greek side against Lamia on 20 February scoring the first goal in a 4–0 victory to send his side second in the league table.{{Cite web|url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/baba-rahman-scores-on-debut-for-paok-heavy-victory-against-lamia-in-greece/|title=Baba Rahman Scores On Debut For PAOK Heavy Victory Against Lamia In Greece|date=21 February 2021|website=Ghana Football News}}{{Cite web|date=21 February 2021|title=Baba Rahman Scores On Debut For PAOK Heavy Victory Against Lamia In Greece|url=https://ghanafootballnews.com/baba-rahman-scores-on-debut-for-paok-heavy-victory-against-lamia-in-greece/|access-date=21 February 2021|website=Ghana Football News}}
== Reading (loan) ==
On 27 August 2021, Rahman joined Reading on loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/Rahman-joins-the-Royals/|title=Rahman joins the Royals|date=27 August 2021|website=readingfc.co.uk}} He made his debut for the club against Queens Park Rangers on 10 September. On 31 August 2022, Rahman rejoined Reading on another season-long-loan.{{cite web | url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/31/confirmed---baba-is-back-/ | title=Confirmed | Baba is back! | date=31 August 2022 }}
=PAOK=
On 10 July 2023, Rahman left Chelsea after eight years and seven loan duties at other clubs.{{Cite web |title=Baba completes move to Greece |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/baba-completes-move-to-greece |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}} He signed a two-year contract with a one-year extension option to Super League Greece club PAOK.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Baba is back |url=https://www.paokfc.gr/nea/20230710-baba-is-back/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=PAOKFC |language=en}} On August 6, 2024, Rahman scored for PAOK on the 75th minute to clinch a 2-2 draw against Malmo in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers for the 2024/25 season.{{Cite web |last=Kallos |first=Dimitri |date=2024-08-07 |title=PAOK all square after first leg against Malmo, AEK in danger of European exit |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2024/08/07/sport/football/paok-all-square-after-first-leg-against-malmo-aek-in-danger-of-european-exit/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Malmö FF vs PAOK: UEFA Champions League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c0krkx2x0kyt |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
International career
Rahman played every minute of Ghana's campaign at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, providing the cross from which André Ayew headed in the winner against South Africa to win Group C.{{cite news|title=South Africa 1-2 Ghana|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30891882|access-date=17 August 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 January 2015}} In the final against the Ivory Coast, Rahman scored in the penalty shootout in which his team lost 9–8.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Alan|title=Ivory Coast win the Africa Cup of Nations on penalties – as it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/feb/08/africa-cup-of-nations-final-ivory-coast-v-ghana-live|access-date=17 August 2015|work=The Guardian|date=8 February 2015}}
Baba Rahman was selected for Ghana's final squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and provided an assist during his side's opening match against Portugal; he produced the cross which was headed into goal by Osman Bukari.{{cite web |date=25 November 2022 |title=Otto Addo defends Baba Rahman over 'unlucky' role in Portugal's second goal |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2022/11/25/otto-addo-defends-baba-rahman-over-unlucky-role-in-portugals-second-goal/ |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Citi Sports Online}}
Personal life
Rahman has "Baba" on the back of his jersey, the name of his Chelsea-supporting father.{{cite news|last1=Perrin|first1=Charles|title=Revealed: Chelsea new boy Baba Rahman explains decision behind choosing shirt name|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/599506/Baba-Rahman-Chelsea-shirt-name-revelation-transfer-window|access-date=23 September 2015|work=Daily Express|date=19 August 2015}} In May 2016, Rahman married his longtime childhood girlfriend, Selma, in their hometown of Tamale in northern Ghana.{{cite news|title=Baba Rahman Marries Childhood Girlfriend Salma|url=http://www.ghanastar.com/sports/baba-rahman-ties-knot-with-girlfriend-salma/|access-date=29 May 2016|work=GhanaStar|date=29 May 2016}} Rahman started doing philanthropic work in his hometown, Tamale whilst playing in Europe. In 2021, he donated football materials and equipment to his former school and to the Tamale Juvenile Unit to help upcoming sportsmen within the northern part of Ghana.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 13 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|250040|access-date=16 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France, Greek Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup, Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Greuther Fürth
|20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2013-14
|22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Bundesliga Promotion/Relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2014-15
|2. Bundesliga |2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Augsburg
|2014-15{{Soccerbase season|65333|2014|access-date=16 April 2025}} |Bundesliga |31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2015-16{{Soccerbase season|65333|2015|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="9"|Chelsea
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name="UCL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016-17{{Soccerbase season|65333|2016|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18{{Soccerbase season|65333|2017|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018-19{{Soccerbase season|65333|2018|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-20{{Soccerbase season|65333|2019|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020-21{{Soccerbase season|65333|2020|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22{{Soccerbase season|65333|2021|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022-23{{Soccerbase season|65333|2022|access-date=16 April 2025}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 (loan)
|Bundesliga |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Schalke 04 (loan)
|Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018-19
|Bundesliga |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="UCL"}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| Reims (loan)
|11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| Mallorca (loan)
|2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| PAOK (loan)
|13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| Reading (loan)
|29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| Reading (loan)
|Championship |18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|PAOK
|Super League Greece |28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14{{efn|name="UECL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 7 | |||
| 2024-25
|Super League Greece |26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, Twelve appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}} | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 8 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 11 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 87 | 15 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!233 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 20 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 7 September 2023}}{{NFT player|57085|access-date=16 April 2025}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="10"|Ghana
|2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 52 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rahman goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Baba Rahman |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|28 March 2021}} |Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana |{{fb|Sao Tome and Principe}} |style="text-align:center"|3–0 |style="text-align:center"|3–1 |
Honours
Asante Kotoko
PAOK
- Super League Greece: 2023–24{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/2335593/paok-4h4-kai-12-4-os-aoytsainter-apo-75-68-ekane-78-80|title=ΠΑΟΚ 4Χ4 και... 1,2, 4 ως αουτσάιντερ: από 75-68 το έκανε 78-80!|website=Gazzetta|accessdate=19 May 2024|language=Greek|date=19 May 2024}}
- Greek Cup: 2020–21{{Cite web|last=Georgakopoulos|first=George|title=Krmencik's late strike gives PAOK its eighth Greek Cup (images) {{!}} eKathimerini.com|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1161636/krmencik-s-late-strike-gives-paok-its-eighth-greek-cup-images/|access-date=22 May 2021|website=www.ekathimerini.com|language=English}}
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31079315|title=Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Hughes|first=Ian|date=8 February 2015|access-date=2 September 2019}}
Individual
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2023–24{{Cite web |title=Αυτή είναι η καλύτερη ενδεκάδα της περσινής σεζόν |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/vraveia-psapp-2024-ayti-einai-i-kalyteri-endekada-tis-persinis-sezon.10426228.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.sport24.gr |date=9 December 2024 |language=el}}
References
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External links
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