Sanoussy Ba

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Sanoussy Ba
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Ba in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Hof, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Braunschweig
Number 30
Youth career
VfB Moschendorf
–2016 Bayern Hof
2016–2022 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 RB Leipzig 1 (0)
2023–2024 → LASK (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Eintracht Braunschweig 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U18 4 (0)
2022– Germany U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Sanoussy Ba (born 5 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back and wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig. [2]

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Early life

Ba was born in Hof, Bavaria, where he started playing football with VfB Moschendorf, [3] before joining the town's main club, SpVgg Bayern Hof. [4]

Club career

Ba joined RB Leipzig in 2016, [5] [6] where he entered the first team on the summer 2022. [3] [5] [7] During the pre-season, he played the friendly against Klopp's Liverpool. [4] [8]

Ba made his professional debut for RB Leipzig on 30 August 2022, replacing Mohamed Simakan at the hour mark of a 8–0 away Cup win to FC Teutonia Ottensen. [6] [9] [10] [11] He became a regular feature in the match-day squad, both in Bundesliga, and in the Champions League, figuring on the bench during the 2–0 away win against Celtic FC. [12]

On 1 July 2024, Ba signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig. [13]

International career

Born in Germany, Ba is of Senegalese descent. [14] He is a youth international for Germany, having started playing with the under-18s in the late summer 2021. [5] [15]

Style of play

An ambidextrous footballer, [5] Ba is able to play both as a full-back or higher, as a wing-back even an offensive winger, always on the left side. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RB Leipzig 2022–23 Bundesliga 1020000030
LASK (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 110213 [a] 0—161
Career total120413000191
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

RB Leipzig

References

  1. ↑ "Sanoussy Ba". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Schädlich, Marcus (10 June 2022). "RB-Spieler aus Hof: Moschendorf und Hof hoffen auf Geld - Frankenpost". Frankenpost  [ de ] (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 Schädlich, Marcus (22 July 2022). "Sanoussy Ba: Hofer Junge spielt gegen Klopps Team - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Zeissler, Nico (9 June 2022). "Konkurrenz für Angelino? Neuer Verteidiger in RB Leipzigs Profikader". Tag24 (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 Fritz, Thomas (31 August 2022). ""Unglaublich glücklich": Sanoussy Ba feiert Debüt für RB". RB live (in German). Landesportal Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 Kirschbaum, Fabian (9 June 2022). "RB Leipzig: Talent Sanoussy Ba steigt zu den Profis auf". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & how to watch". Goal . 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Schädlich, Marcus (31 August 2022). "RB Leipzig: Hofer feiert Profi-Debüt - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Meise, Robin (31 August 2022). "Sanoussy Ba feiert Profidebüt für RB Leipzig". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Timo Werner hat-trick helps RB Leipzig cruise against minnows Teutonia Ottensen in DFB Cup". Bundesliga . 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Celtic - RB Leipzig live". Marca . 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Sanoussy Ba" [Eintracht Braunschweig signs Sanoussy Ba] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Sanoussy Ba | Spielerpositionen | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga 2022/23". kicker.
  15. ↑ Schädlich, Marcus (23 August 2021). "Fußball-Nationalspieler: Max Voigt und Sanoussy Ba für U18 nominiert - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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