A. Baba · career
Abdul Rahman Baba
Full Back · PAOK · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Baba is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 142 appearances with 19 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at PAOK — Season rating 43, 2 goals and 2 assists in 25 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at PAOK. Form is on a climb — up 8 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Super League 1) and kept playing — 28 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | PAOK | 25 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | PAOK | 29 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | PAOK | 28 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | ReadingLoan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | ReadingLoan | 29 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | PAOKLoan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Chelsea U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | MallorcaLoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | ReimsLoan | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | FC Schalke 04Loan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | FC Schalke 04Loan | 13 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Chelsea | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | FC Augsburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | FC Augsburg | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Kirin Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Africa Cup of Nations | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| Ghana U20 | 2013/14 | FIFA U20 World Cup | 7 | 0 |
Honours
Cup×2Super League 1×2Bundesliga×2CAF Africa Cup of Nations×2Community Shield×2Florida Cup×2Super League 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Ghana | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| World Cupat Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
35 played7 unused sub17 not in squad· 2748 min, 3g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ajax | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A GO Ahead Eagles | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | H Apollon Limassol | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A NEC Nijmegen | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa League | H Wolfsberger AC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa League | A Wolfsberger AC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | UEFA Europa League | A HNK Rijeka | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Super League 1 | H Larisa | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 28 | UEFA Europa League | H HNK Rijeka | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Super League 1 | H Atromitos | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 14 | Super League 1 | A OFI | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Sep 17 | Cup | A Levadiakos | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Super League 1 | H Panetolikos | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | H Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 28 | Super League 1 | A Asteras Tripolis | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 5 | Super League 1 | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 19 | Super League 1 | A AEK Athens FC | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | A Lille | 4-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 26 | Super League 1 | H Volos NFC | 3-0 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 29 | Cup | H Larisa | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Super League 1 | A Panserraikos | 5-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | H BSC Young Boys | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Nov 9 | Super League 1 | A Panathinaikos | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 23 | Super League 1 | H Kifisia | 3-0 | Played | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H Brann | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 30 | Super League 1 | A Levadiakos | 3-2 | Played | 30 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 3 | Cup | A Aris Thessalonikis | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | Super League 1 | H Aris Thessalonikis | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A Ludogorets | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 14 | Super League 1 | A Atromitos | 0-2 | Played | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 17 | Cup | H Marko | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | Super League 1 | H Panathinaikos | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 6 | Cup | H Atromitos | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Super League 1 | A Panetolikos | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Jan 14 | Cup | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Super League 1 | H OFI | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | H Real Betis | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | A Lyon | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| Feb 1 | Super League 1 | H Panserraikos | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 4 | Cup | A Panathinaikos | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Super League 1 | A Aris Thessalonikis | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 11 | Cup | H Panathinaikos | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Super League 1 | H AEK Athens FC | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Feb 19 | UEFA Europa League | H Celta Vigo | 1-2 | Played | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 22 | Super League 1 | A Larisa | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 26 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 1 | Super League 1 | H Asteras Tripolis | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 4 | Super League 1 | A Kifisia | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Mar 8 | Super League 1 | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 15 | Super League 1 | H Levadiakos | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 22 | Super League 1 | A Volos NFC | 1-2 | Played | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 5 | Super League 1 | H Panathinaikos | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 19 | Super League 1 | A AEK Athens FC | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 25 | Cup | H OFI | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Super League 1 | H Olympiakos Piraeus | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 10 | Super League 1 | A Olympiakos Piraeus | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| May 13 | Super League 1 | H AEK Athens FC | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 17 | Super League 1 | A Panathinaikos | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 |