Elvis Kyei Baffour (born 7 February 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elvis Kyei Baffour | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rainbow FC | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Liberty Professionals | 34 | (13) |
| 2020–2023 | AS Soliman | 62 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Rogaška | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024 | |||
Club career
Rainbow FC
Baffour was born in Kumasi and played for Kumasi-based lower-tier side Rainbow FC before joining Liberty Professionals in 2017.[3][4][5]
Liberty Professionals
Baffour started his professional career with Dansoman-based club Liberty Professionals. He made his Ghana Premier League debut during the 2018 season, on 25 March 2018 in a 3–1 loss to West African Football Academy (WAFA), playing the full 90 minutes.[6] On 11 April 2018, he scored his debut goal by scoring the only goal in a match against Ashanti Gold to grant Liberty their second victory in four days after going on a losing streak in three matches.[7] The season was cut short due the Anas Number 12 Expose which caused the dissolution of the Ghana Football Association. Baffour finished the season with eight appearances and a goal.[2]
During the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, Baffour played 11 matches and scored 4 goals for the Scientific Soccer Boys.[2][5] He established himself as a fan favourite within this period.[5] He scored 8 goals and provided 4 assists in his 15 league appearances for the Dansoman-based club during the 2019–20 season before the league was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending the season as the club's top goalscorer and the fourth joint league top scorer.[2][8][9] At the end of these truncated season, he was linked with a move to the United Arab Emirates giants Al Ain,[10][11] however he joined Tunisian side AS Soliman instead.[12] In his three-year stay with the club, he played 34 league matches, scored 13 goals and provided 4 assists.[2]
AS Soliman
On 12 October 2020, Baffour joined Tunisian side AS Soliman. He signed a three-year contract with the club after passing his medicals.[3][4][9] On 18 December 2020, he made his debut by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Etoile du Sahel.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 January 2021 by opening the scoreline in the 37th minute in an eventual 1–1 draw against CS Sfaxien.[14][15]
International career
Baffour has earned call-ups to the Ghana under-20 and under-23 teams.[12]
References
External links
- Elvis Baffour at Soccerway
- Elvis Baffour at WorldFootball.net
- Elvis Baffour at Global Sports Archive
- Elvis Baffour at FootballDatabase.eu