Joseph Baffoe

Joseph Baffoe
	Baffoe in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Baffoe
Date of birth	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
2008	IFK Värnamo
2009–2013	Helsingborgs IF
2009–2010	→ IFK Värnamo (loan)
2013	→ Vålerenga (loan)
2014–2015	Halmstads BK
2015–2018	Eintracht Braunschweig
2016	→ Eintracht Braunschweig II
2019	MSV Duisburg
2020–	Halmstads BK
International career
2008–2009	Sweden U17
2009–2011	Sweden U19
2011–2015	Sweden U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

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 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

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. Archived from the original on 30 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.

External links

Joseph Baffoe at Soccerway
Joseph Baffoe at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

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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. Archived from the original on 30 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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