page_title: Baba Rahman
section_title: 2015–16 season
hierarchical_section_title: Baba Rahman / Club career / Chelsea / 2015–16 season
caption_attribution_description: Baba Rahman playing for CHelsea in 2016
context_page_description: Abdul Rahman Baba, known as Baba Rahman, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Ghana national team.
  Beginning his career at Dreams FC, he played in the Ghanaian Premier League with Asante Kotoko. In 2012, he signed for Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, where he spent two seasons. He then played for FC Augsburg before joining Chelsea in 2015 for a fee of £14 million, potentially rising to £22 million.
  Rahman made his international debut in 2014 and was part of their squad which were runners-up at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
  Injured the 5th metatarsal in his left football in Sanderstead. Foot in cast for next 4-6 weeks.
context_section_description: On 16 August 2015, Rahman signed for Chelsea on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial £14 million, rising to a potential fee of almost £22 million. He made his debut on 16 September in a UEFA Champions League tie, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 win at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv. He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on 17 October. He played at left-back in games including their 2–1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kyiv.
  On 27 February, Rahman made an error which allowed Southampton's Shane Long to score in the 42nd minute; he was substituted for Kenedy at half time but Chelsea eventually won 2–1 at St. Mary's.
caption: Baba Rahman playing for Chelsea in 2016
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