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Abdoulaye Ba (born 1 January 1991) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi club Al-Faisaly.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoulaye Ba[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 January 1991||
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) |
Born 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]
Ba 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.
Ba's older brothers, Mamadou and Pape Samba, were also footballers.[27]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | 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 |
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