El Hadji Ba
El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for En Avant de Guingamp as a midfielder.
Ba with France U19 | |||
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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guingamp | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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 | 28 | (0) |
2019– | Guingamp | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
2012 | France U19 | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2012 |
He plays as a midfielder and is a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[3]
Career
Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute.[4] 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.[3]
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]
References
- "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "Ligue 1 - El hadji BA". www.lfp.fr/. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- "Le Havrais E.Ba à Tottenham". L'Equipe (in French). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Le Havre v. Guingamp Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Sunderland 3-1 Carlisle". BBC. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- "El-Hadji Ba becomes Charlton's second summer signing". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "El-Hadji Ba contract terminated". Charlton Athletic F.C. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- "Franskmann klar for Stabæk". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- El-Hadji Ba at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.
- El-Hadji Ba at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- El Hadji Ba at Le Havre AC (in French)
- El Hadji Ba – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)