Abdoullah Ba

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Abdoullah Ba
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Youth career
2010–2016 CA Pitres
2016–2020 Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Le Havre II 7 (1)
2021–2022 Le Havre 26 (1)
2022– Sunderland 66 (4)
2025 → Dunkerque (loan) 7 (1)
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 as of 11 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Premier League club Sunderland.

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Early life

Abdoullah Ba was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, and started playing football in the Club Andelle of Pîtres. [1]

Club career

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. [2] [3] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on 4 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the Ligue 2 game against Toulouse. [1]

On 31 August 2022, Ba signed permanently for English EFL Championship club Sunderland, signing a five-year contract. [4] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 12 March 2023 in a 1–0 win against Norwich City. [5]

On 3 February 2025, Ba returned to France and joined Dunkerque in Ligue 2 on loan for the rest of the season. [6]

International career

Abdoullah Ba is a youth international for France, [2] making his debut for France U17 on 17 September 2019, in a friendly game against Netherlands. [7] He is of Mauritanian descent. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2020–21 Championnat National 3 3100000031
2021–22 Championnat National 34000——40
Total7100——71
Le Havre 2020–21 Ligue 2 3100——31
2021–22 Ligue 218010——190
2022–23 Ligue 25000——50
Total26110——271
Sunderland 2022–23 Championship 27130001 [c] 0311
2023–24 Championship3931010—413
2024–25 Championship000010—10
Total664402010734
Career total9965020101076

References

  1. 1 2 Donckele, Benoit (5 May 2021). "Football – L2 : Abdoullah Ba, quelque chose en plus au Havre". Paris-Normandie  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Le Havre : Abdoullah Ba va signer pro". L'Équipe (in French). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Paul Le Guen : "Je vais prolonger mon contrat de deux ans avec le HAC"". footnormand.fr. 24 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sunderland sign Man Utd's Diallo & French duo". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Norwich 0–1 Sunderland". BBC. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Abdoullah Ba rejoint Dunkerque en prêt pour renforcer le flanc nordiste" [Abdoullah Ba joins Dunkirk on loan to strengthen the northern flank] (in French). USL Dunkerque. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "France – Netherlands". Fédération Française de Football . 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Abdoullah BA profile". UNFP . Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Abdoullah Ba at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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