Baba Rahman

Date of birth02 July 1994
Place of birthTamale
NationalityGhanian
Weight70 kg
Height1.79 m
PositionDefender

Full name is: Abdul Rahman Baba.


Baba Rahman played for Dreams FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Ghana during his youth career.

His contract at Chelsea was extended to June 2022 in August 2019.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
SpVgg Greuther Furth 01 Jul 2012 12 Aug 2014
FC Augsburg 12 Aug 2014 16 Aug 2015
Chelsea 16 Aug 2015 10 Jul 2023
Schalke 04 02 Aug 2016 31 May 2017 L
Schalke 04 29 Jan 2018 31 May 2018 L
Stade de Reims 29 Jan 2019 31 May 2019 L
Real Mallorca 02 Sep 2019 30 Jun 2020 L
PAOK Salonika 31 Jan 2021 31 May 2021 L
Reading 27 Aug 2021 31 May 2022 L
Reading 31 Aug 2022 31 May 2023 L
PAOK Salonika 10 Jul 2023

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2015-16 Chelsea FA Cup 2
2015-16 Chelsea League Cup 2
1
2015-16 Chelsea Premier League 11
4
1
2015-16 Chelsea UEFA Champions League 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Sep 2015 Chelsea v Maccabi Tel Aviv W 4-0 UEFA Champions League Group G
23 Sep 2015 Walsall v Chelsea W 1-4 League Cup 3rd round
17 Oct 2015 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 2-0 Premier League
24 Oct 2015 West Ham United v Chelsea L 2-1 Premier League
27 Oct 2015 Stoke City v Chelsea L 1-1 (4-5) League Cup 4th round
04 Nov 2015 Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev W 2-1 UEFA Champions League Group G
07 Nov 2015 Stoke City v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
24 Nov 2015 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Chelsea W 0-4 UEFA Champions League Group G
05 Dec 2015 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth L 0-1 Premier League
31 Jan 2016 Milton Keynes Dons v Chelsea W 1-5 FA Cup 4th round
13 Feb 2016 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 5-1 Premier League
16 Feb 2016 Paris St Germain v Chelsea L 2-1 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg
21 Feb 2016 Chelsea v Manchester City W 5-1 FA Cup 5th round
27 Feb 2016 Southampton v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
01 Mar 2016 Norwich City v Chelsea W 1-2 Premier League
05 Mar 2016 Chelsea v Stoke City D 1-1 Premier League
02 Apr 2016 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 0-4 Premier League
09 Apr 2016 Swansea City v Chelsea L 1-0 Premier League
16 Apr 2016 Chelsea v Manchester City L 0-3 Premier League
23 Apr 2016 AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea W 1-4 Premier League
07 May 2016 Sunderland v Chelsea L 3-2 Premier League
11 May 2016 Liverpool v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
15 May 2016 Chelsea v Leicester City D 1-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2014-15 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 9
1
2015-16 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 4
2015-16 Ghana FIFA World Cup 2
1
2016-17 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 2
2016-17 Ghana FIFA World Cup 2
2016-17 Ghana International Friendly 2
2018-19 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 3
2018-19 Ghana International Friendly
1
2020-21 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 4
1
2020-21 Ghana International Friendly 1
2021-22 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 4
2021-22 Ghana FIFA World Cup 5
2021-22 Ghana Kirin Cup 1
2022-23 Ghana FIFA World Cup 2
1
2022-23 Ghana International Friendly 2
2023-24 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Sep 2014 Togo v Ghana W 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
11 Oct 2014 Guinea v Ghana D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
15 Oct 2014 Ghana v Guinea W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
15 Nov 2014 Uganda v Ghana L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
19 Nov 2014 Ghana v Togo W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
01 Feb 2015 Ghana v Guinea W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final
05 Feb 2015 Ghana v Equatorial Guinea W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final
08 Feb 2015 Ivory Coast v Ghana L 0-0 (8-9) Africa Cup of Nations Final
14 Jun 2015 Ghana v Mauritius W 7-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
05 Sep 2015 Rwanda v Ghana W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
13 Nov 2015 Comoros v Ghana D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa preliminary round
17 Nov 2015 Ghana v Comoros W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group E
24 Mar 2016 Ghana v Mozambique W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
27 Mar 2016 Mozambique v Ghana D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
05 Jun 2016 Mauritius v Ghana W 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
03 Sep 2016 Ghana v Rwanda D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group H
06 Sep 2016 Russia v Ghana L 1-0 International Friendly
07 Oct 2016 Ghana v Uganda D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group E
11 Oct 2016 South Africa v Ghana D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Nov 2016 Egypt v Ghana L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group E
17 Jan 2017 Ghana v Uganda W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
09 Jun 2019 Ghana v Namibia L 0-1 Unofficial
15 Jun 2019 Ghana v South Africa D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Jun 2019 Cameroon v Ghana D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
02 Jul 2019 Guinea-Bissau v Ghana W 0-2 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
08 Jul 2019 Ghana v Tunisia L 1-1 (4-5) Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16
12 Nov 2020 Ghana v Sudan W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group C
17 Nov 2020 Sudan v Ghana L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group C
25 Mar 2021 South Africa v Ghana D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group C
28 Mar 2021 Ghana v Sao Tome e Principe W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group C
12 Jun 2021 Ghana v Ivory Coast D 0-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 2021 Ghana v Ethiopia W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group G
09 Oct 2021 Ghana v Zimbabwe W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group G
12 Oct 2021 Zimbabwe v Ghana W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group G
11 Nov 2021 Ethiopia v Ghana D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group G
14 Nov 2021 Ghana v South Africa W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group G
10 Jan 2022 Morocco v Ghana L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
14 Jan 2022 Gabon v Ghana D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
18 Jan 2022 Ghana v Comoros L 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group C
01 Jun 2022 Ghana v Madagascar W 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
14 Jun 2022 Chile v Ghana W 0-0 (3-1) Kirin Cup 3rd place
23 Sep 2022 Brazil v Ghana L 3-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 2022 Switzerland v Ghana W 0-2 International Friendly
24 Nov 2022 Portugal v Ghana L 3-2 FIFA World Cup Group H
28 Nov 2022 Korea Republic v Ghana W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Group H
02 Dec 2022 Ghana v Uruguay L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Group H
07 Sep 2023 Ghana v Central African Republic W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.