Baba Kourouma

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Baba Kourouma
Personal information
Full name Baba Kourouma Kourouma [1]
Date of birth (2009-03-23) 23 March 2009 (age 16)
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2021–2025 Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Barcelona B 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Baba Kourouma Kourouma (born 23 March 2009) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Barcelona.

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Early and personal life

Born in Guinea, [2] Kourouma is the brother of fellow professional footballers Ilaix Moriba and Lass Kourouma. [3]

Club career

Kourouma moved to Spain as a child, but due to bureaucratic issues, he was unable to join any clubs for a year, playing football on the streets instead. [4] [5] He joined Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2021. [6] In January 2025, following interest from English Premier League club Manchester City, Barcelona began contract discussions with Kourouma. [7] Later in the same month, Kourouma agreed a three-year deal with Barça, effective as soon as he turned sixteen. [2]

Having progressed to the Juvenil B side, he was called up to Barcelona's B team in March 2025 for their Copa Catalunya match against Espanyol B, playing the entire second half in Barcelona's 5–0 loss on 19 March. [5] Three days later he made his first start for the club's Juvenil A side, featuring in their 1–1 draw with Gimnàstic de Tarragona on 22 March. [8] On 14 May 2025 he signed a contract renewal with Barcelona, keeping him with the club until July 2028. [9] [10]

Style of play

Predominantly a centre-back, Kourouma has featured at left-back for Barcelona's youth teams, and is also comfortable playing in midfield. [2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 May 2025. [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2024–25 Primera Federación 00001 [a] 010
Career total00001010
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Catalunya

References

  1. ↑ Baba Kourouma at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 Cerezo, Hugo; Moretto, Matteo (29 January 2025). "El Barça respira al blindar a su última joya, Baba Kourouma, un cañón tan bueno que nadie sabe dónde acabará jugando" [Barça breathes a sigh of relief by securing its latest gem, Baba Kourouma, a cannon so good that no one knows where he will end up playing]. relevo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Cardero, Jordi (30 March 2024). "La saga de Ilaix Moriba continúa en el Barça con un mediapunta disfrazado de central: "El bueno será el pequeño"" [The Ilaix Moriba saga continues at Barça with a playmaker disguised as a center back: "The best one will be the small one."]. relevo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ↑ de Juan, Sergi (13 February 2025). "Baba Kouroma (sic), el hermano de Ilaix que apunta muy alto en La Masia azulgrana" [Baba Kouroma (sic), Ilaix's brother, is aiming high for Barcelona's La Masia]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Marcet, Jaume (26 March 2025). "Baba Kourouma: un prodigio de técnica, polivalencia y carácter" [Baba Kourouma: a prodigy of technique, versatility and character]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Galceran, Pau (19 March 2025). "¿Quién es Baba Kourouma? El polivalente hermano de Ilaix Moriba, convocado para la Copa Catalunya" [Who is Baba Kourouma? Ilaix Moriba's versatile brother, called up for the Copa Catalunya]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "El Barcelona negocia con Baba Kourouma, de 15 años, en medio del interés del Manchester City" [Barcelona is negotiating with 15-year-old Baba Kourouma amid interest from Manchester City]. tribuna.com (in Spanish). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Marcet, Jaume (22 March 2025). "Baba y Sama debutan con el Juvenil A en Tarragona" [Baba and Sama make their debut with the U19s in Tarragona]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Moretto, Matteo (14 May 2025). "Baba Kourouma, la perla de la cantera del Barcelona, firma su contrato de renovación" [Baba Kourouma, the pearl of the Barcelona youth academy, signs his contract renewal]. relevo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ↑ de Juan, Sergi (15 May 2025). "El Barcelona renueva a Baba Kourouma, otra perla de La Masia" [Barcelona renews Baba Kourouma, another La Masia gem]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Baba Kourouma at Soccerway
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