Baba Alhassan (born 3 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club FCSB.

Career

Early career / Real Valladolid

Born in

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, Alhassan started out as a junior at the African Talent Football Academy in Ghana. He then moved to the youth setup of Spanish club

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, making his senior debut for the reserves in a 2–3 away

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loss to

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on 28 October 2018.

Hermannstadt

On 7 October 2020, Alhassan joined Romanian team

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as a

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. Eleven days later, he made his

debut in a 1–1 draw with

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. He scored his first goal—and the only of the match—in a league fixture against Politehnica Iași on 15 May 2021. Alhassan amassed 24 appearances in all competitions in the 2020–21 season, with his club losing the

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against

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1–2 on

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. The following campaign, Alhassan aided with seven goals from 27 league appearances as "the Red and Blacks" finished as

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runners-up and returned to the top division. On 15 July 2022, in the

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's opener, he scored his first Liga I double in a 3–0 Liga I home defeat of Mioveni. In October 2023, Alhassan agreed to a contract extension lasting until 2026. On 9 December, Hermannstadt chairman

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stated that he was in negotiations with fellow league clubs and

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FCSB and

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for the transfer of Alhassan.

FCSB

On 12 December 2023, FCSB general manager Mihai Stoica announced the signing of Alhassan, with the player due to join the team in the winter

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. The ''Roș-albaștrii'' paid

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600,000 and Hermannstadt also retained 20% interest on the capital gain of a possible future transfer. The move was confirmed by FCSB on 23 December. Alhassan recorded his debut on 21 January 2024, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Octavian Popescu in a 4–0 Liga I thrashing of UTA Arad.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual *''

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'' Romania Player of the Month: September 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alhassan, Baba 2000 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División B players Real Valladolid Promesas players Liga I players Liga II players FC Hermannstadt players FCSB players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania