Makana Nsimba Baku (born 8 April 1998) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left winger for
Ekstraklasa club
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...
.
Career
Club
In June 2019, it was announced Baku would join
2. Bundesliga
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side
Holstein Kiel from
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach for an undisclosed transfer fee having agreed a three-year contract.
International
He is available to play for either
Germany or
DR Congo
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. He had played five games for Germany's youth teams, though never made any major appearance for the senior German team.
Personal life
Born in Germany, Baku is of Congolese descent. He is the twin brother of the footballer
Ridle Baku.
Honours
Legia Warsaw
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Polish Cup:
2022–23
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Polish Super Cup
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:
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Mainz
German men's footballers
German sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Men's association football forwards
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
SV Gonsenheim players
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players
Holstein Kiel players
Warta Poznań players
Göztepe S.K. footballers
Legia Warsaw players
3. Liga players
2. Bundesliga players
Ekstraklasa players
Süper Lig players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
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