El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Linense. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

El Hadji Ba
Ba in training with Lens in 2018
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
Linense
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 30 (0)
2019–2020 Guingamp B 3 (0)
2019–2022 Guingamp 48 (2)
2022–2023 Apollon Limassol 3 (0)
2023– Linense 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024

Career

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 July 2023
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

References

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  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 Havre v. Guingamp Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Le Havrais E.Ba à Tottenham". L'Equipe (in French). 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 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.
  9. ^ "AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH EL HADJI BA". Apollon Limassol. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. ^ "El Hadji Ba postule chez les Lions du Sénégal pour la CAN 2019". 20 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Elim CAN 2023 (J1) : Algérie et Mauritanie font le job". 5 June 2022.
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