Elvis Kyei Baffour (born 7 February 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as winger for Tunisian side AS Soliman.[1] He previously played for Liberty Professionals.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Left Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AS Soliman | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Liberty Professionals | 34 | (13) |
| 2020– | AS Soliman | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 | |||
Baffour was born in Kumasi and he played for Kumasi-based lower-tier side Rainbow FC before joining Liberty in 2017.[3][4][5]
Baffour started his professional career with Dansoman-based club Liberty Professionals. He made his Ghana Premier League debut during the 2018 Ghana Premier League season. He made his debut on 25 March 2018 in a 1–3 loss to West African Football Academy (WAFA), in the process 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 4 days after going on a losing streak in 3 matches.[7] The season was cut short due the Anas Number 12 Expose which caused the dissolution of the GFA. Due to that, he finished the season with 8 matches and a goal.[2]
During the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, 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 goal scorer and 4th joint league top scorer.[2][8][9] At the end of these truncated season, he was linked with a move to UAE giants Al Ain,[10][11] however he joined Tunisian side AS Soliman.[12] In his 3-year stay with the club he played 34 league matches scored 13 goals and made 4 assists.[2]
On 12 October 2020, Baffour joined Tunisian side AS Soliman. He signed a 3-year contract with the club after passing his medicals.[3][4][9] In a 2–1 victory over Etoile du Sahel on 18 December 200, he made his debut by playing the full 90 minutes of the game.[13] He scored his debut 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]
Kyei Baffour has earned call-ups to the Ghana U-20 and U-23 teams.[12]
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