# Baba Alhassan

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

## 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. 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. 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.
In October 2023, Alhassan agreed to a contract extension lasting until 2026. 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.

### FCSB

On 12 December 2023, FCSB general manager Mihai Stoica announced the signing of Alhassan, 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. The move was confirmed by FCSB on 23 December.
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
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Hermannstadt | 2021–22 | Liga II | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 |
| Hermannstadt | 2022–23 | Liga I | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Hermannstadt | 2023–24 | Liga I | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Hermannstadt | Total | Total | 97 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 109 | 18 |
| FCSB | 2023–24 | Liga I | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| FCSB | 2024–25 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| FCSB | Total | Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 138 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 19 |
* ↑ Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României

## Honours

FCSB
* Liga I: 2023–24
* Supercupa României: 2024
Individual
* Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Player of the Month: September 2022