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Full name
  
Abdul Rahman

Playing position
  
Left back

Years
  
Team

Role
  
Footballer

Weight
  
70 kg

Place of birth
  
Tamale, Ghana

Number
  
6

Name
  
Baba Rahman

Height
  
1.79 m

Nationality
  
Ghanaian


Date of birth
  
(1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 21)

Current teams
  
Chelsea F.C. (#6 / Defender), Ghana national football team (Defender)

Similar People
  
Andre Ayew, Thibaut Courtois, Jordan Ayew, Christian Atsu, Willian

Profiles

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Abdul "Baba" Rahman (born 2 July 1994), is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back for English club Chelsea and the Ghana national football team.

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Formed at Dreams FC, he played in the Ghanaian Premier League with Asante Kotoko. In 2012, he signed for Bundesliga club Greuther Furth, where he spent two seasons. He then played for FC Augsburg before joining Chelsea in 2015 for a fee of £14 million, potentially rising to £22 million.

Rahman made his international debut in 2014 and was part of their squad which were runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

ABDUL RAHMAN BABA | Ghana | Goals, Skills, Assists | 2015 (HD)


Ghana

Rahman began his career at Dreams FC of the Ghana Division Two. After impressive performances, he was then transferred on loan to Asante Kotoko of the Ghanaian Premier League for one season.

For the 2012 season, Rahman was a finalist for the league's Discovery of the Year Award, eventually losing to Joshua Oniku. After becoming a sought after player during his time with the Kumasi-based club, serious enquiries were made about the player by Manchester City and Arsenal of the Premier League and Parma of Serie A.

Germany

However, Rahman eventually signed with the newly promoted SpVgg Greuther Furth in the Bundesliga on 12 June 2012. Rahman stated that his decision to join Furth was because the club offered, "the best conditions in which to develop my career." In the derby against 1. FC Nurnberg on 11 August 2014 he scored his first two goals for Furth in a 5–1 home victory. The next day he signed with FC Augsburg of the same division.

Chelsea

On 16 August 2015, Rahman signed for Chelsea on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial £14 million, rising to a potential fee of almost £22 million. He made his debut on 23 September in the third round of the League Cup, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–1 win away to League One club Walsall. He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on 17 October.

International career

Rahman played every minute of Ghana's campaign at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, providing the cross from which Andre Ayew headed in the winner against South Africa to win Group C. In the final against the Ivory Coast, Rahman scored in the penalty shootout in which his team lost 9–8.

Personal life

Rahman has "Baba" on the back of his jersey, the name of his Chelsea-supporting father.

Club

As of match played 28 October 2015.

International

As of match played 14 June 2015.

References

Baba Rahman Wikipedia