Baba Alhassan (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Liga I club FCSB. Born in Ghana, he represents Uganda at international level.
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 2âÂÂ3 away Segunda División B loss to Navalcarnero on 28 October 2018.
On 7 October 2020, Alhassan joined Romanian team Hermannstadt as a free agent. Eleven days later, he made his Liga I debut in a 1âÂÂ1 draw with UTA Arad. He scored his first goalâÂÂand the only of the matchâÂÂin a league fixture against Politehnica IaÃÂi on 15 May 2021. Alhassan amassed 24 appearances in all competitions in the 2020âÂÂ21 season, with his club losing the relegation play-offs against Mioveni 1âÂÂ2 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 3âÂÂ0 Liga I home defeat of Mioveni.
In October 2023, Alhassan agreed to a contract extension lasting until 2026. On 9 December, Hermannstadt chairman DÃÂnuÃÂ Coman stated that he was in negotiations with fellow league clubs and rivals FCSB and Rapid BucureÃÂti for the transfer of Alhassan.
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 RoÃÂ-albaÃÂtrii paid â¬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 4âÂÂ0 Liga I thrashing of UTA Arad.
Baba Alhassan received his first National team call up from Uganda in November 2025 for their friendly matches against Chad and Morocco.
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