El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
.jpg) Ba in training with Lens in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | El Hadji Ba | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Aulnay | ||
| 2007–2011 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Le Havre | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bastia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bastia B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | (0) |
| 2017 | Stabæk | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sochaux | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Lens | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Guingamp B | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Guingamp | 48 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Apollon Limassol | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | FC Nouadhibou | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | France U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mauritania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 | |||
Career
Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute. Prior to making his debut with Le Havre, he was linked with a move to English club Tottenham Hotspur and reportedly had agreed to join the club.
He made his debut for Sunderland against Carlisle United in the FA Cup on 5 January 2014, and went on to score the third goal in a 3–1 victory.
On 29 June 2015, Ba joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal, therefore ending his two-year spell with Sunderland. His contract with the club was terminated on 1 February 2017.
On 6 March 2017, Ba joined the Norwegian team Stabæk.
On 23 June 2022, Ba agreed to join Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.
International career
Born in France, Ba's parents hail from Senegal and Mauritania. He was a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.
In 2022, he received his first invitation to represent Mauritania. He debuted with Mauritania in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Sudan on 4 June 2022.
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Bastia (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Sochaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Guingamp | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | ||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 159 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 7 | ||
References
External links
- El-Hadji Ba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- El-Hadji Ba at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-08-23) (in French)
- El-Hadji Ba at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- El Hadji Ba at Le Havre AC (in French)
- El Hadji Ba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)