Joseph Baffoe

Swedish-Ghananian footballer

Joseph Baffoe
Personal information
Baffoe in 2015
Full name	Joseph Baffoe
Date of birth	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Halmstads BK
Number	5
Youth career
	IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	IFK Värnamo	1	(0)
2009–2013	Helsingborgs IF	33	(1)
2009–2010	→ IFK Värnamo (loan)	39	(0)
2013	→ Vålerenga (loan)	9	(0)
2014–2015	Halmstads BK	34	(1)
2015–2018	Eintracht Braunschweig	53	(3)
2016	→ Eintracht Braunschweig II	1	(0)
2019	MSV Duisburg	1	(0)
2020–	Halmstads BK	95	(8)
International career
2008–2009	Sweden U17	4	(1)
2009–2011	Sweden U19	10	(1)
2011–2015	Sweden U21	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Joseph Baffoe (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Halmstads BK as a centre-back.

Club career

Baffoe started off in IFK Värnamo and played there at senior level for one year. After that he signed for Allsvenska team HIF.^[1]

Baffoe signed for Helsingborg as a 17-year-old. His first full game was when they played against F.C. Copenhagen at home at Olympia.

On 26 July 2015, Baffoe signed a three-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig.^[2] He left the club at the end of his contract in summer 2018.^[3]

In July 2018, Baffoe's planned trial with Hamburger SV, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, was called off due to lacking fitness.^[4] On 7 January 2019, he joined MSV Duisburg.^[5] He left Duisburg after the 2018–19 season.^[6]

Personal life

Baffoe's parents have their roots in Ghana.^[7]

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

Sweden U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

^ "Joseph Baffo". Eliteprospects.com. 7 November 1992. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Joseph Baffo" [Eintracht signs Joseph Baffo] (in German). eintracht.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ "Boland & Co.: BTSV trennt sich von zehn Spielern". kicker Online (in German). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Probetraining abgeblasen: Baffo kein Kandidat in Hamburg". kicker Online (in German). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ ""Passen sehr gut zusammen": Zebras verpflichten Joseph Baffoe". msv-duisburg.de (in German). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Der neue MSV-Kader: Harte Arbeit & unbedingter Siegeswille" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 20 May 2019.
^ "Ghana/ Joseph Baffo : Ghanaian defender wins Swedish league title, Ghana, news, football". Starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.