Ba in training with Lens in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | El Hadji Ba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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 | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Guingamp B | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Guingamp | 48 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Apollon Limassol | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | FC Nouadhibou | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | France U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | France U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mauritania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 | |||
El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute.[3] 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.[4]
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]
On 23 June 2022, Ba agreed to join Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.[9]
Born in France, Ba's parents hail from Senegal and Mauritania.[10] He was a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[4]
In 2022, he received his first invitation to represent Mauritania. He debuted with Mauritania in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Sudan on 4 June 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Bastia (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Sochaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Lens | 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Guingamp | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | ||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 159 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 7 | ||
