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

Joseph Baffoe
Baffoe in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Baffoe
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32)
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)
2009–2010IFK Värnamo (loan) 39 (0)
2013Vålerenga (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2015 Halmstads BK 34 (1)
2015–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 53 (3)
2016Eintracht Braunschweig II 1 (0)
2019 MSV Duisburg 1 (0)
2020– Halmstads BK 119 (9)
International career
2008–2009 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2009–2011 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 17 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Club career

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Baffoe started off in IFK Värnamo and played there at senior level for one year. After that he signed for Allsvenska team Helsingborgs IF.[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

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

Honours

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Helsingborgs IF

Sweden U21

References

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