Abdoulaye Ba

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Abdoulaye Ba
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Ba with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Ba [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal [1]
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Faisaly
Youth career
ASC Linguère
2008–2010 Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017 Porto 15 (0)
2010–2011 → Covilhã (loan) 24 (9)
2011–2012 → Académica (loan) 21 (1)
2012–2013 Porto B 9 (2)
2013–2014 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Alanyaspor (loan) 10 (1)
2017 → 1860 Munich (loan) 15 (3)
2017–2020 Rayo Vallecano 44 (1)
2020 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Dinamo București 3 (0)
2021 Moreirense 13 (0)
2021–2022 Arouca 20 (0)
2022–2023 Sabah 22 (2)
2023–2024 Tondela 23 (2)
2024– Al-Faisaly 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Senegal U23 4 (1)
2012–2013 Senegal 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Abdoulaye Ba (born 1 January 1991) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi club Al-Faisaly.

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Club career

Born in Saint-Louis, Ba joined FC Porto's youth ranks in 2008, aged 17. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan to two other Portuguese clubs, S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga and Académica de Coimbra of the Primeira Liga, [2] making his debut in the latter competition on 15 August 2011 in a 2–1 away win against U.D. Leiria [3] and also playing the full 90 minutes against Sporting CP in that campaign's Taça de Portugal final, which ended 1–0 for the Students. [4]

In September 2012, Porto bought back 25% of Ba's economic rights for €750,000 from investor "Pearl Design Holding Limited", with his value being estimated at €3 million at that time. [5] He made his first league appearance for the Dragons on 2 November of that year, coming on as a substitute for injured Maicon in the first half of an eventual 5–0 home victory over C.S. Marítimo. [6]

Ba was sent off for two bookable offences in the final of the Taça da Liga against S.C. Braga on 13 April 2013, the second of which also resulted in a penalty and the game's only goal, scored by Alan in the last minute of the first half. [7] On 3 September, he moved to fellow top-division team Vitória S.C. for one year. [8]

On 1 February 2014, Ba returned to Porto after appearing sparingly with the Minho Province side. [9] On 4 August, he joined La Liga's Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal. [10] In the following summer more of the same, as he moved to Fenerbahçe SK. [11]

For 2016–17, Ba continued in the Turkish Süper Lig, joining Alanyaspor also on loan. [12] After a spell at TSV 1860 Munich marred by injury problems, even though he was first choice when available, [13] [14] [15] he returned to Rayo on 30 August 2017 after agreeing to a four-year contract. [16]

Ba returned to the Spanish second tier on 11 March 2020, signing for Deportivo de La Coruña on a short loan due to Michele Somma's serious injury. [17] On 8 October, he joined Romanian Liga I club FC Dinamo București on a one-year deal, [18] leaving however after only two months. [19]

Ba settled rarely the following years, representing in quick succession Moreirense FC, [20] F.C. Arouca (both in the Portuguese top flight), [21] Sabah FC (Azerbaijan Premier League) [22] and C.D. Tondela (Portugal, division two). [23]

On 19 July 2024, Ba joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Faisaly. [24]

International career

Ba represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [25] He had won his first cap for the full side on 29 February of that year, in a 0–0 friendly draw with South Africa.

Personal life

Ba's older brothers, Mamadou and Pape Samba, were also footballers. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2023 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Covilhã (loan) 2010–11 Liga de Honra 249—30——279
Académica (loan) 2011–12 Primeira Liga 22141———262
Porto 2012–13 Primeira Liga6020303 [lower-alpha 3] 0—140
2013–14 90————90
Total150203030—230
Porto B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 92————92
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga60—105 [lower-alpha 4] 1—121
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 200————200
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 6170—5 [lower-alpha 4] 0—181
Alanyaspor (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig101————101
1860 Munich (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 15310——2 [lower-alpha 5] 0183
Rayo Vallecano 2017–18 Segunda División 18000———180
2018–19 La Liga26110———271
Total44110———451
Deportivo (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División30————30
Dinamo București 2020–21 Liga I 30————30
Moreirense 2020–21 Primeira Liga120————120
2021–22 Primeira Liga10————10
Total130————130
Arouca 2021–22 Primeira Liga200————200
Sabah 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League 22210———232
Career Total23220161701312027022

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 201250
201310
Total60

Honours

Académica

Porto

Rayo Vallecano

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  2. ↑ Frederico, Francisco (11 July 2011). "Académica: Abdoulaye (F.C. Porto) apresenta-se esta segunda-feira" [Académica: Abdoulaye (F.C. Porto) reports Monday] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Emanuel entra com pé direito" [Emanuel starts off on the right foot]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Académica shock Sporting to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Relatório e contas consolidado 2012/2013 (1º trimestre)" [Consolidated financial report 2012/13 (1st trimester)](PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Kundert, Tom (2 November 2012). "Colombian stars fire Porto to big win". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. 1 2 Kundert, Tom (13 April 2013). "Braga win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Ruela, João (3 September 2013). "Abdoulaye e Tiago Rodrigues emprestados ao Vitória" [Abdoulaye and Tiago Rodrigues loaned to Vitória]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ↑ Ferreira, Bruno José (1 February 2014). "Abdoulaye deixa Guimarães para regressar ao F.C. Porto" [Abdoulaye leaves Guimarães to return to F.C. Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Abdoulaye Ba new Rayo player] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de" [Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Alanyaspor, Abdoulaye Ba'yı kiraladı" [Alanyaspor, Abdoulaye Ba hired]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ba mit toller Geste: Videobotschaft an verletzten Würzburg-Keeper" [Ba with nice gesture: Videomessage to injured Würzburg keeper]. Tz (in German). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Löwen-Lebensversicherung Ba: Jetzt droht eine Gelbsperre" [Lions life insurance Ba: Now a yellow threat looms]. Tz (in German). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Mayer, Patrick (16 May 2017). "Abdoulaye Ba muss Training verletzt abbrechen" [Abdoulaye Ba has to stop training injured]. Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano para las próximas cuatro temporadas" [Abdoulaye Ba new player of Rayo Vallecano for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba cedido al Real Club Deportivo" [Abdoulaye Ba loaned to Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba la Dinamo Bucureşti" [Abdoulaye to Dinamo Bucharest] (in Romanian). Dinamo București. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Raporturi contractuale incheiate cu Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo și Abdoulaye Ba" [Contracts ended with Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo and Abdoulaye Ba] (in Romanian). Dinamo București. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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  22. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba assina pelo quinto classificado da Liga do Azerbaijão" [Abdoulaye Ba signs for fifth-placed in Azerbaijani League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Abdoulaye Ba é auriverde" [Abdoulaye Ba is gold-and-green] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "أنهت إدارة النادي #الفيصلي إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع السنغالي عبدالله با".
  25. ↑ "Senegal leave Papiss Cisse out of Olympic squad". BBC Sport. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  26. ↑ Suárez, Isaac (27 September 2014). "Un pívot en la Liga" [A center in the League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  27. 1 2 Abdoulaye Ba at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Abdoulaye Ba at National-Football-Teams.com
  29. ↑ Martín, Maite (2 June 2018). "El Rayo es campeón de Segunda por primera vez en su historia" [Rayo are Segunda champions for the second time in their history]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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