Baba Haruna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tampere United (on loan from SalPa) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Scandy FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Honka II | 38 | (23) |
| 2023 | Honka | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | SalPa | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Tampere United (loan) | 3 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024 | |||
Baba Haruna (born 8 October 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Finnish club Tampere United, on loan from SalPa.
Club career
[edit]After a trial with IK Start,[1] Haruna signed with FC Honka organisation in Finland, starting in 2022 season.[2] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka first team in 2023, but played mainly for the reserve team Honka II in third-tier Kakkonen.
On 10 December 2023, Haruna signed with second-tier Ykkösliiga club Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) on a one-year deal with an option for one more.[3][4]
On 8 July 2024, Haruna was loaned out to Tampere United in Kakkonen for the rest of the season.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Real Scandy FC ace Haruna Baba off to Norway for IK Start trials, ghanasoccernet.com, 27 January 2022
- ^ Ghana prodigy Haruna Baba scoops best player & top scorer awards in Finland, ghanasoccernet.com, 9 November 2022
- ^ Baba Haruna SalPan ensimmäinen hyökkääjäkiinnitys, joutsenlauma.fi, 10 December 2023
- ^ SalPan ensimmäinen uusi hankinta on nousukaudelta tuttu maalitykki, Salon Seudun Sanomat, Juha Tuuna, 8 December 2023
- ^ BABA HARUNA LOPPUKAUDEKSI SINIPAITOIHIN, tampereunited.fi, 8 July 2024
External links
[edit]- Baba Haruna at Soccerway
- Baba Haruna at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- FC Honka players
- Salon Palloilijat players
- Tampere United players
- Ykkösliiga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian football forward stubs