Alexander Bah

Alexander Hartmann Bah (born 9 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague and the Denmark national team.[1]

Alexander Bah
Personal information
Full name Alexander Hartmann Bah
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997
Place of birth Årslev, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) winger
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 5
Youth career
Aarslev Boldklub
2009–2013 FC Fyn
2013–2014 Næsby
2014–2015 Ikast FS
2015–2016 Næsby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Næsby 17 (0)
2016–2018 HB Køge 59 (8)
2018–2020 SønderjyskE 58 (6)
2021– Slavia Prague 4 (0)
National team‡
2017 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2020– Denmark 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:56, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Bah was born in Årslev on the island of Funen, Denmark,[2] and is of Gambian descent.[3] He later attended efterskole education at ISI Idrætsefterskole in Ikast, where he also made appearances for local side Ikast FS.[4][5]

Club career

Early career

Bah started his footballing career with local club Aarslev Boldklub,[6] before moving to the youth academy of FC Fyn. There he played until the club went bankrupt in January 2013. He then moved to the Næsby Boldklub in the spring of 2013, because the club according to Bah "[...] had a good reputation for developing young players".[7] Furthermore, his youth coach Andreas Bech had also moved to Næsby Boldklub, which was also a significant factor in Bah's choice.[7] After attending ISI Idrætsefterskole in Ikast in 2014–15, he returned to Næsby.

Næsby Boldklub

Bah made his breakthrough on the first team of Næsby Boldklub in the spring of 2016.[7] He started on the bench in the first three games of the season, where he impressed as a substitute.[7] He made his first start in the fourth matchday of the spring against Avarta on 2 April 2016, which Næsby won 4–0 at home at ALPI Arena Næsby, and where he "[...] played excellently".[7][8] He continued the season as a starter during the spring of 2016, where he made a total of six assists in 16 appearances in the third-tier Danish 2nd Division.[9][7]

HB Køge

In August 2016, it was announced that Bah moved to HB Køge, where he signed a three-year contract.[10] He made his debut for the club in the Danish Cup as part of the starting lineup, where he played the first 60 minutes before being replaced by Ahmed Hassan in a 0–2 win over Karlslunde IF in the 1st round.[11]

In November 2017, he was named "Talent of the Year", also known as the "Danske Bank Award", for HB Køge in 2017.

SønderjyskE

On 7 August 2018, Bah signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.[12][13] He arrived at the club as a right winger, but largely played as a right wing-back with great success, which, among other things, have contributed to SønderjyskE winning a Danish Cup title and Bah making his full international debut for the Denmark national team. He was among the three nominated for Superliga Player of the Month in November 2020, but saw the award go to Jesper Lindstrøm of Brøndby IF.[14]

Slavia Prague

On 5 January 2021, Bah signed for Czech First League club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half year contract.[15] In doing so, SønderjyskE received a club record fee reported to be around DKK 13 million.[16] He made his debut for the club as a starter on 16 January in a 3–1 win over Sigma Olomouc.[17][18]

International career

Bah has made four appearances for the U20 national team and played two matches for Denmark U21.

On 9 November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. He came on as a substitute at half-time during the match against Sweden and scored the final goal in a 2–0 win at Brøndby Stadium in his debut match, on 11 November 2020.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 December 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Næsby 2015–16 2nd Division 16000——160
2016–17 1000——10
Total 17000——170
HB Køge 2016–17 1st Division 27440——314
2017–18 30331——334
2018–19 2100——21
Total 59871——669
SønderjyskE 2018–19 Superliga 21231—2[lower-alpha 1]0263
2019–20 29150——341
2020–21 124001[lower-alpha 2]0—134
Total 627811020738
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Czech First League 000000—00
Career total 13815152102015617
  1. Appearance in the Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202011
Total11

International goals
As of match played 11 November 2020. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bah goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2020Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester, Denmark1 Sweden2–02–0Friendly

Honours

SønderjyskE

References
  1. "A. Bah - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. Kragh Iversen, Jens (25 December 2019). "Bah hat noch keine Eile". Der Nordschleswiger (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. Dalgaard, Rasmus (September 12, 2016). "18-årige Bah i HB Køge: Vil være stamspiller hurtigst muligt".
  4. "Det siger tidligere elever". isi.dk (in Danish). ISI Idrætsefterskole. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. Jeg valgte ISI på grund af skolens gode omdømme i forhold til at udvikle fodboldspillere og alle de gode faciliteter – både sportsligt og som efterskolelev.
  5. "Ikast FS - Aabenraa BK". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. Abildtrup, Niels (21 August 2018). "Årslev stolt over Bahs debut". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. "Interview med Alexander Bah". Næsby Boldklub (in Danish). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "Næsby - Avarta, 2. Division Nedrykningsspil 2015/2016". bold.dk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. Miles, Peter (10 August 2016). "Næsby: Bah kan blive Superliga-spiller". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. Larsen, Michael Patrick (10 August 2016). "HB Køge henter Bah i Næsby". D'Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. "Karlslunde 0-2 HB Køge". HB Køge (in Danish). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. Ravn, Jacob (7 August 2018). "SønderjyskE henter profil i HB Køge". SønderjyskE Fodbold (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. Møller Karlsen, Nanna (6 August 2018). "SønderjyskE snupper Alexander Bah". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. Dehn, Anders (2 December 2020). "Brøndby-bombere og Bah: Her er de nominerede til Superliga-pris". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. "Slavii posílil dánský reprezentant Alexander Bah". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. "SønderjyskE sælger forsvarsspiller i rekordhandel". TV 2 (in Danish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  17. "Happy for my debut and for important points". en.slavia.cz. Slavia Prague. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  18. "Slavia po dvou penaltách porazila na úvod ligového jara Olomouc". České Noviny (in Czech). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  19. "Wind og Bah sikrer dansk 2-0 sejr over Sverige". Danish Football Association (in Danish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. Et flot dansk angreb med mange afleveringer – og hvor den svenske defensiv nærmest virkede rundtossede – var Wind, Mæhle og Damsgaard de afgørende spilstationer, inden debutanten Alexander Bah afsluttede angrebet med en stensikker scoring. Flot angreb, flot afslutning!
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