Baba Haruna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baba Haruna | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jazz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Scandy FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Honka II | 38 | (23) |
| 2023 | Honka | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | SalPa | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Tampere United (loan) | 11 | (8) |
| 2025– | Jazz | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Baba Haruna (born 8 October 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Finnish club Jazz.
Club career
After a trial with IK Start,[1] Haruna signed with FC Honka organisation in Finland, starting in 2022 season.[2] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka first team in 2023, but played mainly for the reserve team Honka II in third-tier Kakkonen.
On 10 December 2023, Haruna signed with second-tier Ykkösliiga club Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) on a one-year deal with an option for one more.[3][4]
On 8 July 2024, Haruna was loaned out to Tampere United in Kakkonen for the rest of the season.[5]
He signed for FC Jazz in third-tier Ykkönen for the 2025 season.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 18 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 21 | 19 | – | – | – | 21 | 19 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | ||
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SalPa | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| Tampere United (loan) | 2024 | Kakkonen | 11 | 8 | – | – | – | 11 | 8 | |||
| Jazz | 2025 | Ykkönen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
References
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Real Scandy FC ace Haruna Baba off to Norway for IK Start trials, ghanasoccernet.com, 27 January 2022
- ^ Ghana prodigy Haruna Baba scoops best player & top scorer awards in Finland, ghanasoccernet.com, 9 November 2022
- ^ Baba Haruna SalPan ensimmäinen hyökkääjäkiinnitys, joutsenlauma.fi, 10 December 2023
- ^ SalPan ensimmäinen uusi hankinta on nousukaudelta tuttu maalitykki, Salon Seudun Sanomat, Juha Tuuna, 8 December 2023
- ^ BABA HARUNA LOPPUKAUDEKSI SINIPAITOIHIN, tampereunited.fi, 8 July 2024
- ^ Porilaisille löytyi ratkaisija uudesta roolista – ”Tuon takia meillä pelaajat pääsevät pelaamaan”, Satakunnan Kansa, 18 May 2025
- ^ Baba Haruna stats, Football Association of Finland
External links
- Baba Haruna at Soccerway
- Baba Haruna at WorldFootball.net
