Player Details

Name

Gideon Baah

Pronunciation

Giddy-UN BAA

Height

6' 0"

Weight

185 lbs

Date of Birth

10.1.1991 (33)

Birthplace

Accra, Greater Accra Region Ghana

Position

Defender

Position Detail

Central Defender

Preferred Side

Centre

Footedness

Left
Career Summary

Option declined following 2017 season.

Big hulking athletic center back will look to step in as a starter after an injury-shortened MLS debut.

OUTSIDE MLS: Began with Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League from there he was sent on loan to FC Honka of the Veikkausliiga, the top division in Finland. Eventually Baah transferred permanently to FC Honka after which he moved to HJK Helsinki in 2014 winning a Finnish cup and appearing in the Champions League with Helsinki.

INTERNATIONAL: Made senior debut for the Ghanaian national team in October 2015, in a match against Canada at RFK Stadium.