Kwadwo Baah

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Rochdale. He is set to join Manchester City at the end of the season, having signed a pre-contract agreement in February 2021.

Kwadwo Baah
Personal information
Full name Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003[2]
Place of birth Horb am Neckar, Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2013 Moonshot
2013–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2019 Kinetic Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Whyteleafe 1 (0)
2019– Rochdale 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Baah was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents, but was raised in South Norwood.[4]

Career

In October 2016, aged 13, whilst Baah was at Crystal Palace, he caused controversy as a ball boy in a match against fellow London rivals West Ham United when he tried to stop the opponents time wasting by placing the ball in the six yard area for the goalkeeper Adrián.[5]

Baah played one game for Whyteleafe in August 2019.[6]

On 20 September 2019, at the age of 16, Baah signed to a scholarship contract at Rochdale.[7] Baah made his first team league debut for Rochdale on 1 October 2019, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute for Aaron Wilbraham in an EFL Trophy match at home to Bolton Wanderers.[8] He scored his first professional goal in a 5-0 win at Wigan Athletic on 15 December 2020.[9]

On 1 February 2021, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester City, allowing him to join the club upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.[10]

Career statistics
As of 3 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whyteleafe 2019–20[11] Isthmian League South East Division 1000000010
Rochdale 2019–20[11] League One 7010002[lower-alpha 1]0100
2020–21[12] League One 14300202[lower-alpha 1]0183
Total 213102040283
Career total 223102040293
  1. Two appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Kwadwo Baah". rochdaleafc.co.uk. Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. Kwadwo Baah at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. Aarons, Ed (21 January 2021). "'Special talent' Kwadwo Baah making waves at Rochdale after ballboy fame". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "Crystal Palace 'punish' ball boy who tried to stop West Ham time-wasting". www.telegraph.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. Pitt-Brooke, Jack (20 September 2019). "Kwadwo Baah: The English football prodigy you've probably never heard of". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. "Kwadwo Baah Signs A Two-Year Scholarship". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. "Rochdale vs. Bolton Wanderers - 1 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. "Wigan 0-5 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  10. Aarons, Ed (1 February 2021). "Manchester City to sign Rochdale's Kwadwo Baah at end of season". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. "Games played by Kwadwo Baah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  12. "Games played by Kwadwo Baah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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