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Makana Baku

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Makana Baku
Baku with Sonnenhof Großaspach in 2018
Personal information
Full name Makana Nsimba Baku
Date of birth (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mainz, Germany[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Atromitos
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2015 Mainz 05
2015–2016 SV Gonsenheim
2016–2017 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 SV Gonsenheim 7 (1)
2017–2019 Sonnenhof Großaspach 66 (5)
2019–2021 Holstein Kiel 20 (4)
2021Warta Poznań (loan) 13 (6)
2021–2022 Göztepe 20 (2)
2022–2024 Legia Warsaw 29 (1)
2024OFI Crete (loan) 14 (2)
2024– Atromitos 12 (2)
International career
2018 Germany U20 2 (0)
2019 Germany U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Makana Nsimba Baku (born 8 April 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Super League Greece club Atromitos.[2][1]

Club career

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In June 2019, it was announced Baku would join 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel from SG Sonnenhof Großaspach for an undisclosed transfer fee having agreed a three-year contract.[3]

On 24 July 2024, Atromitos officially announced the signing of Baku on a two-year deal, with Legia Warsaw retaining a resale rate.[4]

International career

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Baku is available to play for either Germany or DR Congo. He appeared in five games for Germany's youth teams, though never made any major appearance for the senior team.

Personal life

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Born in Germany, Baku is of Congolese descent. He is the twin brother of the footballer Ridle Baku.[5]

Honours

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Legia Warsaw

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Makana Baku". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ Galiński, Tomasz (24 July 2024). "Legia pozbyła się balastu. Makana Baku zaprezentowany w nowym klubie". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Haase, André (6 June 2019). "Holstein Kiel verpflichtet Makana Baku von der SG Sonnenhof Großaspach". Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Sportbuzzer. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε και Μπάκου ο Ατρόμητος" (in Greek). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Makana und Ridle Baku: Unbekümmert und unberechenbar". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V.
  6. ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Superpuchar dla Legii". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 15 July 2023.
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