Joseph Baffo

Joseph Baffo (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish footballer of Ghananian descent who plays for Halmstads BK as a centre-back.

Joseph Baffo
Personal information
Full name Joseph Baffoe
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Halmstads BK
Number 14
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 0 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2009–2011 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2015

Club career

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

Baffo 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, Baffo 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, Baffo'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

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

Honours

Club

Helsingborgs IF

International

Sweden U21

References
  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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