Makana Baku

Makana Baku

Baku with Sonnenhof Großaspach in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Makana Nsimba Baku
Date of birth	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Mainz, Germany [1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left winger [1]
Team information
Current team	Atromitos
Number	32
Youth career
2007–2015	Mainz 05
2015–2016	SV Gonsenheim
2016–2017	Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	SV Gonsenheim	7	(1)
2017–2019	Sonnenhof Großaspach	66	(5)
2019–2021	Holstein Kiel	20	(4)
2021	→ Warta Poznań (loan)	13	(6)
2021–2022	Göztepe	20	(2)
2022–2024	Legia Warsaw	29	(1)
2024	→ OFI Crete (loan)	14	(2)
2024–	Atromitos	31	(5)
International career
2018	Germany U20	2	(0)
2019	Germany U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025

Makana Nsimba Baku (born 8 April 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Super League Greece club Atromitos. ^{[2] [1]}

Club career

In June 2019, it was announced Baku would join 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel from SG Sonnenhof Großaspach for an undisclosed transfer fee having agreed a three-year contract. ^[3]

On 24 July 2024, Atromitos officially announced the signing of Baku on a two-year deal, with Legia Warsaw retaining a resale rate. ^[4]

International career

Baku is available to play for either Germany or DR Congo. He appeared in five games for Germany's youth teams, though never made any major appearance for the senior team.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Baku is of Congolese descent. He is the twin brother of the footballer Ridle Baku. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 June 2025 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Gonsenheim	2015–16	Oberliga	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Sonnenhof Großaspach	2017–18	3. Liga	28	1	—		—		3 [b]	0	31	1
	2018–19	3. Liga	38	4	—		—		3 [b]	1	41	5
	Total		66	5	—		—		6	1	72	6
Holstein Kiel	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	20	4	2	3	—		—		22	7
Warta Poznań (loan)	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	13	6	—		—		—		13	6
Göztepe	2021–22	Süper Lig	20	2	2	1	—		—		22	3
Legia Warsaw	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	22	0	5	0	—		—		27	0
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	7	1	—		5 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	13	1
	Total		29	1	5	0	5	0	1	0	40	1
OFI Crete (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	14	2	3	0	—		—		17	2
Atromitos	2024–25	Super League Greece	31	5	3	2	—		—		34	7
Career total			200	26	15	6	5	0	7	1	227	33

1. Includes Greek Cup, Polish Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in the Württemberg Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

Legia Warsaw

• Polish Cup: 2022–23 ^[7]
• Polish Super Cup: 2023 ^[8]

References

1. "Makana Baku". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
2. Galiński, Tomasz (24 July 2024). "Legia pozbyła się balastu. Makana Baku zaprezentowany w nowym klubie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. Haase, André (6 June 2019). "Holstein Kiel verpflichtet Makana Baku von der SG Sonnenhof Großaspach". Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Sportbuzzer. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Ανακοίνωσε και Μπάκου ο Ατρόμητος" (in Greek). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
5. "Makana und Ridle Baku: Unbekümmert und unberechenbar". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
6. Makana Baku at Soccerway
7. "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
8. "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.

External links

• Makana Baku at Soccerway