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
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
(on loan from Watford)
Number 24
Youth career
2012–2013 Moonshot
2013–2017 Crystal Palace
2017–2019 Kinetic Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Whyteleafe 1 (0)
2019–2021 Rochdale 37 (3)
2021– Watford 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 7 (0)
2023-2024 → Burton Albion (loan) 20 (2)
International career‡
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021– Germany U19 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah is a Ghanaian-German professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Burton Albion on loan from EFL Championship club Watford.

Early life

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

Club career

Early 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 was released by Crystal Palace at 14. He has credited that moment as a turning point in his development, admitting he didn't take many things seriously and knew he needed to change.[6]

Baah played one game for Whyteleafe in August 2019, who were managed by Kinetic Academy founder Harry Hudson.[7] He also had a trial with Fulham.[8]

Rochdale

On 20 September 2019, at the age of 16, Baah signed to a scholarship contract at Rochdale.[9] Baah made his first team league debut for Rochdale on 1 October, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute for Aaron Wilbraham in an EFL Trophy match at home to Bolton Wanderers.[10]

He scored his first professional goal in a 5–0 win at Wigan Athletic on 15 December 2020.[11] In February 2021, Baah was named EFL Young Player of the Month for January.[12]

Watford

On 1 February 2021, Baah was close to signing a pre-contract agreement with Manchester City,[13] however the deal collapsed.[14] Having undergone a medical with Watford at the end of April and a fee of £125,000 agreed,[15] he officially joined the club on 17 May ahead of their return to the Premier League.[16]

Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)

On 29 July 2022, Baah joined 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the 2022–23 season.[17]

Burton Albion (loan)

On 18 August 2023, Baah joined EFL League One club Burton Albion on loan for the 2023–24 season.[18]

International career

On 29 March 2021, Baah made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 win away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium.[19] He was also called up to take part in an England U19s training camp in May 2021 at St George's Park.[20]

Baah was called up by Germany for the first time to represent their U19 side against Slovakia under-19's on 6 October 2021, followed by games against Portugal and the Netherlands youth squads.[21]

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whyteleafe 2019–20[22] Isthmian League South East Division 1000000010
Rochdale 2019–20[22] League One 7010002[lower-alpha 1]0100
2020–21[23] League One 30300202[lower-alpha 1]0343
Total 373102040443
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 0000000000
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 7000000070
Burton Albion (loan) 2023–24 League One 202000010212
Career total 655102050735
  1. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. 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. ↑ "The story of Man City target Kwadwo Baah - from famous ball boy to EFL wonderkid". www.mirror.co.uk. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (20 September 2019). "Kwadwo Baah: The English football prodigy you've probably never heard of". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Leventhal, Adam (17 May 2021). "Watford sign Kwadwo Baah, backflipping England U18s forward who went viral as Palace ballboy". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kwadwo Baah Signs A Two-Year Scholarship". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rochdale vs. Bolton Wanderers - 1 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Wigan 0-5 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rochdale prodigy wins Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Aarons, Ed (1 February 2021). "Manchester City to sign Rochdale's Kwadwo Baah at end of season". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Pye, Freddie (9 March 2021). "Man City's January move for in-demand winger 'collapsed' at 'medical stage' - player to be back available in summer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kwadwo Baah: Rochdale forward undergoing medical at Watford ahead of proposed move to Vicarage Road". Sky Sports. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Kwadwo Baah: Watford sign Rochdale forward for 'six-figure fee'". BBC Sport. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Official: Baah Completes Loan Move". www.watfordfc.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Official: Burton Loan For Baah". www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "TWO SECOND-HALF GOALS SEAL WIN FOR ENGLAND MEN'S UNDER-18S OVER WALES IN CARDIFF". TheFA.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Watford signing Kwadwo Baah gets England Under 19 call". watfordobserver.co.uk. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Internationals: Ten Hornets To Represent Their Countries". watfordfc.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Kwadwo Baah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Kwadwo Baah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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