Abdul Rahman Baba

Ghana · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team
Ghana
Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
50
Intl goals
1
0.45(model rating, 0–1)
0.5%

See Abdul Rahman Baba on the full Ghana scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2020/21 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (7.03 vs 7.62).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20223213000.002221631
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.27
71
Interceptions / 90
0.42
11
Ball recoveries / 90
2.54
23
Blocks / 90
1.69
49
Clearances / 90
2.54
50
Pressures / 90
11.83
72

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
9.30
29
Key passes / 90
0.85
76
Prog. carries / 90
6.76
36
Pass completion %
68.0%
4

Possession

Carries / 90
30.00
25
Dribbles / 90
0.42
57

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 129 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Abdul Rahman Baba has 50 caps and 1 international goal for Ghana, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Ghana →Ghana squad & model →

Rest of the Ghana squad