Elvis Kyei Baffour (born 7 February 1999) is a Ghanaian professional
footballer
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who plays as a winger for Slovenian club Rogaška. He previously played for
Liberty Professionals
Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
History
Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earl ...
and
AS Soliman
Avenir Sportif de Soliman is a Tunisian football club based in Soliman, Tunisia
Soliman, Tunisia ( Tunsi: Slimène 'Slee-men'' is a town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 29,060.
Club career
Rainbow FC
Baffour was born in
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...
and played for Kumasi-based lower-tier side Rainbow FC before joining
Liberty Professionals
Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
History
Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earl ...
in 2017.
Liberty Professionals
Baffour started his professional career with
Dansoman
Dansoman is a suburban town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, located near Accra and Takoradi district of the Accra Metropolitan Area. The town is known for being one of the largest estates in West Africa.
History
The town was founded by th ...
-based club Liberty Professionals. He made his
Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
debut during the 2018 season, on 25 March 2018 in a 3–1 loss to
West African Football Academy
West African Football Academy (WAFA) Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based near Sogakope in the Volta Region that was founded by Feyenoord from Rotterdam. They are competing in the Ghana Premier League. The 2016–17 seaso ...
(WAFA), playing the full 90 minutes. On 11 April 2018, he scored his debut goal by scoring the only goal in a match against
Ashanti Gold
The Ashanti Goldfields Corporation is a gold mining company based in Ghana that was founded by Joseph Ellis and Joseph Biney both from Cape Coast. The Ashanti Mine, located at Obuasi, 56 km south of Kumasi, has been producing since 1897. Dur ...
to grant Liberty their second victory in four days after going on a losing streak in three matches. The season was cut short due the Anas Number 12 Expose which caused the dissolution of the
Ghana Football Association
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. Baffour finished the season with eight appearances and a goal.
During the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, Baffour played 11 matches and scored 4 goals for the Scientific Soccer Boys. He established himself as a fan favourite within this period. He scored 8 goals and provided 4 assists in his 15 league appearances for the Dansoman-based club during the 2019–20 season before the league was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, ending the season as the club's top goalscorer and the fourth joint league top scorer. At the end of these truncated season, he was linked with a move to the United Arab Emirates giants
Al Ain
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, however he joined Tunisian side
AS Soliman
Avenir Sportif de Soliman is a Tunisian football club based in Soliman, Tunisia
Soliman, Tunisia ( Tunsi: Slimène 'Slee-men'' is a town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 29,060. In his three-year stay with the club, he played 34 league matches, scored 13 goals and provided 4 assists.
AS Soliman
On 12 October 2020, Baffour joined Tunisian side AS Soliman. He signed a three-year contract with the club after passing his medicals. On 18 December 2020, he made his debut by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Etoile du Sahel. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 January 2021 by opening the scoreline in the 37th minute in an eventual 1–1 draw against
CS Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien ( ar, النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي) is a Tunisian professional association football club founded in 1928.
History
The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The team ...
.
International career
Baffour has earned call-ups to the Ghana
under-20
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