| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque (on loan from Sunderland) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | CA Pitres | ||
| 2016–2020 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Le Havre II | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Le Havre | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 66 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Dunkerque (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Abdoullah Mustapha Ba (born 31 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque on loan from the EFL Championship club Sunderland. [1]
Abdoullah Ba was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, and started playing football in the Club Andelle of Pîtres. [2]
Ba came through the ranks of Le Havre, where he was offered his first professional contract during the summer 2020, becoming one of the youngest players to turn pro in the Norman club, and entering Paul Le Guen's squad for the following season. [3] [4] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 4 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the Ligue 2 game against Toulouse. [2]
On 31 August 2022, Ba signed permanently for English EFL Championship club Sunderland, signing a five-year contract. [5] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 12 March 2023 in a 1–0 win against Norwich City. [6]
On 3 February 2025, Ba returned to France and joined Dunkerque in Ligue 2 on loan for the rest of the season. [7]
Abdoullah Ba is a youth international for France, [3] making his debut for France U17 on the 17 September 2019, in a friendly game against Netherlands. [8] He is of Mauritanian descent. [9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||