Philomon Baffour

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Philomon Baffour
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Dreams
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2018 Dreams
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Dreams 32 (0)
International career
2021– Ghana U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2021

Philomon Baffour (born 6 February 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ghanaian Premier league side Dreams FC and the Ghana National Team. [1]

Career

Baffour played the full 90 minutes in 3–0 win against West African Football Academy on 3 February 2021. [2] [3] He was part of the final 28-man squad named by Milovan Rajevac for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. "Match Report of Dreams FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2021-02-03 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. Association, Ghana Football. "Ibrahim and Fahadu score for Dreams FC in WAFA win". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. "2021 AFCON: Philemon Baffour deserved his Black Stars call up - GFA boss Kurt Okraku". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. "AFCON 2021:Philemon Baffour deserves his call up- Kurt Okraku". Citi Sports Online. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-02-06.