Mika Baur
German footballer (born 2004)
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Mika Joel Baur (born 9 July 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
Full name
Mika Joel Baur[1]
Date of birth
9 July 2004
Place of birth
Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Joel Baur[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Salem, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | SC Freiburg II | 61 | (5) |
| 2024 | SC Paderborn II | 2 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | SC Paderborn | 39 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Germany U20 | 7 | (3) |
| 2026– | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:21, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
SC Paderborn
On 13 June 2024, Baur signed with 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[2] Over two seasons with the club, he 44 appearances and scored four goals.
Loan to Dynamo Dresden
On 17 January 2025, Baur was loaned to 3. Liga side Dynamo Dresden until the end of the 2024–25 season,[3] scoring one goal across 18 appearances.
Celtic
On 13 August 2026, Baur signed with Scottish Premiership club Celtic.[4]
International career
Baur has represented Germany at youth international level.[5]
Personal life
Baur was born in Germany to German and Malagasy roots.[6] Baur is the son of the German handball player Markus Baur.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 August 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 21 | 3 | – | – | – | 21 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 30 | 1 | – | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | – | – | – | 61 | 5 | |||||
| SC Paderborn II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |||
| Paderborn 07 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |||
| Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Celtic | 2026–27 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 121 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 12 | ||
- Apearance in Promotion Play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Scottish League Cup
