Abdoulaye Ba (born 1 January 1991) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi club Al-Faisaly.
 Ba with Porto in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoulaye Ba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Louis, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Faisaly | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASC Linguère | |||
| 2008–2010 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Porto | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Covilhã (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | → Académica (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Porto B | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | → 1860 Munich (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Rayo Vallecano | 44 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Moreirense | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Arouca | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sabah | 22 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Tondela | 23 | (2) |
| 2024– | Al-Faisaly | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Senegal U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Senegal | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Saint-Louis, Ba joined FC Porto's youth ranks in 2008, aged 17. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan to two other Portuguese clubs, S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga and Académica de Coimbra of the Primeira Liga,[2] making his debut in the latter competition on 15 August 2011 in a 2–1 away win against U.D. Leiria[3] and also playing the full 90 minutes against Sporting CP in that campaign's Taça de Portugal final, which ended 1–0 for the Students.[4]
In September 2012, Porto bought back 25% of Ba's economic rights for €750,000 from investor "Pearl Design Holding Limited", with his value being estimated at €3 million at that time.[5] He made his first league appearance for the Dragons on 2 November of that year, coming on as a substitute for injured Maicon in the first half of an eventual 5–0 home victory over C.S. Marítimo.[6]
Ba was sent off for two bookable offences in the final of the Taça da Liga against S.C. Braga on 13 April 2013, the second of which also resulted in a penalty and the game's only goal, scored by Alan in the last minute of the first half.[7] On 3 September, he moved to fellow top-division team Vitória S.C. for one year.[8]
On 1 February 2014, Ba returned to Porto after appearing sparingly with the Minho Province side.[9] On 4 August, he joined La Liga's Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal.[10] In the following summer more of the same, as he moved to Fenerbahçe SK.[11]
For 2016–17, Ba continued in the Turkish Süper Lig, joining Alanyaspor also on loan.[12] After a spell at TSV 1860 Munich marred by injury problems, even though he was first choice when available,[13][14][15] he returned to Rayo on 30 August 2017 after agreeing to a four-year contract.[16]
Ba returned to the Spanish second tier on 11 March 2020, signing for Deportivo de La Coruña on a short loan due to Michele Somma's serious injury.[17][18] On 8 October, he joined Romanian Liga I club FC Dinamo București on a one-year deal,[19] leaving however after only two months.[20]
Ba settled rarely the following years, representing in quick succession Moreirense FC,[21] F.C. Arouca (both in the Portuguese top flight),[22] Sabah FC (Azerbaijan Premier League),[23] C.D. Tondela (Portugal, division two)[24] and Al-Faisaly FC (Saudi First Division League).[25]
International career
editBa represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[26] He had won his first cap for the full side on 29 February of that year, in a 0–0 friendly draw with South Africa.
Personal life
editBa's older brothers, Mamadou and Pape Samba, were also footballers.[27]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 May 2023[28]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Covilhã (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga de Honra | 24 | 9 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 9 | |||
| Académica (loan) | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Porto | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Porto B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 1860 Munich (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 1 | |||||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Dinamo București | 2020–21 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Moreirense | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Arouca | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Sabah | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 232 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup, DFB-Pokal and Azerbaijan Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
editAcadémica
Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2012–13[28]
- Taça da Liga runner-up: 2012–13[7]
Rayo Vallecano
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Abdoulaye Ba". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Frederico, Francisco (11 July 2011). "Académica: Abdoulaye (F.C. Porto) apresenta-se esta segunda-feira" [Académica: Abdoulaye (F.C. Porto) reports Monday] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Emanuel entra com pé direito" [Emanuel starts off on the right foot]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Académica shock Sporting to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Relatório e contas consolidado 2012/2013 (1º trimestre)" [Consolidated financial report 2012/13 (1st trimester)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (2 November 2012). "Colombian stars fire Porto to big win". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b Kundert, Tom (13 April 2013). "Braga win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Ruela, João (3 September 2013). "Abdoulaye e Tiago Rodrigues emprestados ao Vitória" [Abdoulaye and Tiago Rodrigues loaned to Vitória]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (1 February 2014). "Abdoulaye deixa Guimarães para regressar ao F.C. Porto" [Abdoulaye leaves Guimarães to return to F.C. Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba nuevo jugador del Rayo" [Abdoulaye Ba new Rayo player] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Abdoulaye ve Fabiano Fenerbahçe'de" [Abdoulaye and Fabiano set for Fenerbahçe] (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Alanyaspor, Abdoulaye Ba'yı kiraladı" [Alanyaspor, Abdoulaye Ba hired]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Ba mit toller Geste: Videobotschaft an verletzten Würzburg-Keeper" [Ba with nice gesture: Videomessage to injured Würzburg keeper]. Tz (in German). 23 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Löwen-Lebensversicherung Ba: Jetzt droht eine Gelbsperre" [Lions life insurance Ba: Now a yellow threat looms]. Tz (in German). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Patrick (16 May 2017). "Abdoulaye Ba muss Training verletzt abbrechen" [Abdoulaye Ba has to stop training injured]. Abendzeitung (in German). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano para las próximas cuatro temporadas" [Abdoulaye Ba new player of Rayo Vallecano for the following four seasons] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba cedido al Real Club Deportivo" [Abdoulaye Ba loaned to Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Richard Barral confirma que ya se le propuso a Somma su renovación" [Richard Barral confirms renewal has already been proposed to Somma] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba la Dinamo Bucureşti" [Abdoulaye to Dinamo Bucharest] (in Romanian). Dinamo București. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Raporturi contractuale incheiate cu Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo și Abdoulaye Ba" [Contracts ended with Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo and Abdoulaye Ba] (in Romanian). Dinamo București. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oficial: Abdoulaye Ba volta a Portugal e reforça clube da I Liga" [Official: Abdoulaye Ba returns to Portugal and reinforces I League club]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Esteves, Adérito (31 August 2021). "Abdoulaye Ba troca o Moreirense pelo Arouca" [Abdoulaye Ba swaps Moreirense for Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba assina pelo quinto classificado da Liga do Azerbaijão" [Abdoulaye Ba signs for fifth-placed in Azerbaijani League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Abdoulaye Ba é auriverde" [Abdoulaye Ba is gold-and-green] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "أنهت إدارة النادي #الفيصلي إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع السنغالي عبدالله با" [Al-Faisaly club management has completed proceedings for signing Senegalese defender Abdoulaye Ba] (in Arabic). Twitter. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Senegal leave Papiss Cisse out of Olympic squad". BBC Sport. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Suárez, Isaac (27 September 2014). "Un pívot en la Liga" [A center in the League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b Abdoulaye Ba at Soccerway
- ^ Abdoulaye Ba at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Martín, Maite (2 June 2018). "El Rayo es campeón de Segunda por primera vez en su historia" [Rayo are Segunda champions for the second time in their history]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
External links
edit- Abdoulaye Ba at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Abdoulaye Ba at BDFutbol
- Abdoulaye Ba at the Turkish Football Federation
- Abdoulaye Ba – FIFA competition record (archived)
