A rare talent. The German-Malagasy dual national, Mika Joël Baur, born to a German father and a mother of Malagasy origin, signed with Celtic Glasgow FC in the Scottish Premiership in mid-August. The Scottish club announced his arrival on August 14 for an initial fee of 4.5 million euros. At 22 years old, the 1.72m tall attacking midfielder was born in Salem, Germany, on July 9, 2004. Celtic FC is Scotland’s most successful club, boasting 56 national league titles, 43 Scottish Cups, 22 League Cups, and one Champions League title in 1967.
Mika spent the majority of his football career in Germany. He has been part of the German U21 national team since this year. Before flying to Scotland, he played the 2025 season for Dynamo Dresden, where he appeared in 18 matches and scored one goal. In 2024, he scored four goals in fourteen starts with SC Paderborn. From 2022 to 2024, he played for the SC Freiburg reserve team, recording five goals in 61 appearances. Between 2021 and 2026, Mika was part of the German national youth setup from U18 to U20, netting six goals in twenty-two matches.
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