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Baba Abdul Rahman

#17 · Defender · age 31

Return after months of absence

Club
PAOK
Greece · Super League
Caps
48
Intl goals
1

87

WC26 rating

high confidence
Recent form
58
Career peak
86
League level
73
Competition pedigree
98
International pedigree
84
Longevity
66

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season Club Competition Apps Gls Ast Rating
25/26 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Super League Greece 19 2 1 —
25/26 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Europa League 10 1 1 —
25/26 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Greek Cup 8 0 0 —
25/26 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Europa League 4 0 0 —
24/25 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Super League Greece 23 5 2 —
24/25 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Europa League 10 1 0 —
24/25 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Champions League 4 1 1 —
24/25 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Europa League 2 1 0 —
24/25 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Greek Cup 1 0 0 —
23/24 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Super League Greece 19 4 2 —
23/24 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton UEFA Conference League 5 0 0 —
23/24 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Greek Cup 2 0 0 —
22/23 Reading FC FA Cup 2 0 0 —
20/21 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Super League Greece 4 1 0 —
20/21 Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Greek Cup 4 0 1 —
19/20 Real Club Deportivo Mallorca S.A.D. La Liga 2 0 0 —
19/20 Real Club Deportivo Mallorca S.A.D. Copa del Rey 1 0 0 —
18/19 Stade Reims Ligue 1 11 1 1 —
18/19 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 2 0 0 —
18/19 FC Schalke 04 UEFA Champions League 1 0 0 —
18/19 FC Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal 1 0 0 —
17/18 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 1 0 0 —
16/17 FC Schalke 04 Bundesliga 13 0 2 —
16/17 FC Schalke 04 UEFA Europa League 6 1 0 —
16/17 FC Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal 2 0 0 —
15/16 Chelsea Football Club Premier League 15 0 1 —
15/16 Chelsea Football Club UEFA Champions League 4 0 1 —
15/16 Chelsea Football Club FA Cup 2 0 0 —
15/16 Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 DFB-Pokal 1 0 0 —
14/15 Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 Bundesliga 31 0 5 —
12/13 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Bundesliga 20 0 0 —
12/13 SpVgg Greuther Fürth DFB-Pokal 1 0 0 —

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Baba Rahman’s return to the Ghana squad after months out reflects how thin the left-back position has been — Mensah is the only natural alternative and Baba has more major-tournament experience.

Strengths

Recent form

Played regularly for PAOK in 2025-26 after a long Ghana absence.

Tore his ACL while making his Ghana debut at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations — a moment that defined his early international career.