Ousseynou Ba

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Ousseynou Ba
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Ba in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Ba
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal [1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Youth career
2013–2016 SMASH Academy
2016–2017 Amiens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Gazélec Ajaccio 42 (1)
2019– Olympiacos 78 (1)
2019 → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 22 (0)
International career‡
2020–2021 Senegal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021

Ousseynou Ba (born 11 November 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olympiacos.

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Club career

Ba was a youth product from the Senegalese SMASH academy, before moving to Amiens in the summer of 2016. Unable to get a work permit for them, after a year of not playing Ba managed to get a work permit when he signed with Gazélec Ajaccio in June 2017. [2] He made his professional debut for Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 tie with FC Valenciennes on 28 July 2017. [3]

In January 2019 Ba signed with the Greek club Olympiakos for an undisclosed fee, but it is decided to play till the end of the season in Ajaccio. [4] His first appearance came against Lamia on 28 September 2019. [5] During the 2019–20 season, Avraam Papadopoulos’ injuries along with those of Rúben Semedo and Pape Abou Cissé suddenly brought the previously fifth-choice center-back, Ba into the side. This was the opportunity the player needed. After coming into the starting line-up in early December versus Panetolikos, Ba remained there until the season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During that stretch, Ba played 16 matches in less than 100 days, participating as a starter in every one of those games. [6]

On 29 August 2023, Ba joined Süper Lig club Başakşehir on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent. [7]

International career

On 8 March 2020, the 25-year-old central defender was called to the Senegal national team for the first time in his career. Within six months, the African has managed to win a place in Olympiacos squad, play in the Europa League and called for the two upcoming matches for the 2020 African Cup Qualifiers, against Guinea Bissau on 28 and 31 March. [8] He first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3-1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 July 2024 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gazélec Ajaccio 2017–18 Ligue 2 2802020—320
2018–19 Ligue 22912010—341
Total5714030—661
Olympiacos 2019–20 Super League Greece 22020—50290
2020–21 Super League Greece19140—80311
2021–22 Super League Greece18030—70280
2022–23 Super League Greece19010—50250
Total781100—2501131
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 22030——250
Career total1572170302502042

Honours

Olympiacos

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References

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  2. ↑ "Un an après son arrivée en France, Ousseynou Ba va enfin découvrir la Ligue 2 - MaLigue2". 17 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 1 - Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.ligue1.com.
  4. ↑ "Και τυπικά παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Μπα!". www.to10.gr (in Greek). 1 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "BA'S RISE THE CULMINATION OF A PERFECT STORM". www.agonasport.com. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN OUSSEYNOU BA" [WELCOME OUSSEYNOU BA]. ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός: Πρώτη φορά στην εθνική Σενεγάλης ο Μπα". www.sport24.gr. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Ousseynou Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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