Personal information | |||
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Full name | El Hadji Ba [1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
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 |
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.
Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute. [3] 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. [4]
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. [5]
On 29 June 2015, Ba joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal, therefore ending his two-year spell with Sunderland. [6] His contract with the club was terminated on 1 February 2017. [7]
On 6 March 2017, Ba joined the Norwegian team Stabæk. [8]
On 23 June 2022, Ba agreed to join Apollon Limassol in Cyprus. [9]
Born in France, Ba's parents hail from Senegal and Mauritania. [10] He was a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level. [4]
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. [11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
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