Baba Alhassan

Baba Alhassan (born 3 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club FCSB.

Baba Alhassan

Personal information
Full name	Baba Alhassan
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	FCSB
Number	42
Youth career
	African Talent Football Academy
0000–2019	Real Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Real Valladolid B	2	(0)
2020–2024	Hermannstadt	97	(16)
2024–	FCSB	54	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025

Career

Early career / Real Valladolid

Born in Accra, Alhassan started out as a junior at the African Talent Football Academy in Ghana. He then moved to the youth setup of Spanish club Real Valladolid, making his senior debut for the reserves in a 2–3 away Segunda División B loss to Navalcarnero on 28 October 2018.

Hermannstadt

On 7 October 2020, Alhassan joined Romanian team Hermannstadt as a free agent.^[1] Eleven days later, he made his Liga I debut in a 1–1 draw with UTA Arad. He scored his first goal—and the only of the match—in a league fixture against Politehnica Iași on 15 May 2021.^[2] Alhassan amassed 24 appearances in all competitions in the 2020–21 season, with his club losing the relegation play-offs against Mioveni 1–2 on aggregate.

The following campaign, Alhassan aided with seven goals from 27 league appearances as "the Red and Blacks" finished as Liga II runners-up and returned to the top division. On 15 July 2022, in the season's opener, he scored his first Liga I double in a 3–0 Liga I home defeat of Mioveni.^[3]

In October 2023, Alhassan agreed to a contract extension lasting until 2026.^[4] On 9 December, Hermannstadt chairman Dănuț Coman stated that he was in negotiations with fellow league clubs and rivals FCSB and Rapid București for the transfer of Alhassan.^[5]

FCSB

On 12 December 2023, FCSB general manager Mihai Stoica announced the signing of Alhassan,^[6] with the player due to join the team in the winter transfer window. The Roș-albaștrii paid €600,000 and Hermannstadt also retained 20% interest on the capital gain of a possible future transfer.^[7] The move was confirmed by FCSB on 23 December.^[8]

Alhassan recorded his debut on 21 January 2024, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Octavian Popescu in a 4–0 Liga I thrashing of UTA Arad.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Valladolid B	2018–19	Segunda División B	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Hermannstadt	2020–21	Liga I	21	1	1	0	—		2[b]	0	24	1
	2021–22	Liga II	27	7	3	0	—		—		30	7
	2022–23	Liga I	30	6	3	1	—		—		33	7
	2023–24	Liga I	19	2	3	1	—		—		22	3
	Total		97	16	10	2	—		2	0	109	18
FCSB	2023–24	Liga I	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2024–25	Liga I	29	2	3	0	17[c]	0	1[d]	0	50	2
	2025–26	Liga I	8	0	0	0	8[e]	0	1[d]	0	17	0
	Total		54	2	3	0	25	0	2	0	84	2
Career total			153	18	13	2	25	0	4	0	195	20

1. Includes Cupa României
2. Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Supercupa României
5. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

FCSB^[9]

• Liga I: 2023–24, 2024–25
• Supercupa României: 2024, 2025

Individual

• Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: September 2022^[10]