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.

El Hadji Ba
Ba with France U19
Personal information
Full name El Hadji Ba[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 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)
2014–2015Bastia (loan) 7 (0)
2015Bastia 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]

On 6 March 2017, Ba joined the Norwegian team Stabæk.[8]

References

  1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "Ligue 1 - El hadji BA". www.lfp.fr/. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "Le Havrais E.Ba à Tottenham". L'Equipe (in French). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. "Le Havre v. Guingamp Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. "Sunderland 3-1 Carlisle". BBC. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. "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.
  7. "El-Hadji Ba contract terminated". Charlton Athletic F.C. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. "Franskmann klar for Stabæk". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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