Adriel Ba Loua

Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua (born 25 July 1996)^[1] is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala.^[2]

Adriel Ba Loua

Adriel Ba Loua with Caen in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua
Date of birth	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Yopougon, Ivory Coast
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gabala
Youth career
2001–2013	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	ASEC Mimosas
2015–2016	→ Lille OSC (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Vejle Boldklub (loan)	52	(6)
2018–2019	→ MFK Karviná (loan)	27	(2)
2019–2020	MFK Karviná	27	(1)
2020–2021	Viktoria Plzeň	35	(7)
2021–2025	Lech Poznań	77	(5)
2025	Caen	6	(0)
2025	Caen B	1	(1)
2025–	Gabala	0	(0)
International career
2015	Ivory Coast U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2025

Career

Early career

Ba Loua began his career in the club ASEC Mimosas in the Abidjan city of Côte d'Ivoire. Ba Loua starred at the youth department as 11 years old and joined the first-team squad as 16-year-old.^{[citation needed]} He got two seasons at the club's first team.^{[citation needed]}

Lille

In the summer of 2015, Hervé Renard entrusted him to the French club Lille on a lease agreement. Renard was at the forefront of the Ivory Coast national team before he was coached in Lille in the summer of 2015. Renard was fired after thirteen matches for the French club, and the new coach did not see the same potential in Ba Loua.^{[citation needed]}

Vejle Boldklub

In the summer of 2016, Ba Loua changed to Vejle Boldklub. The offensive player was one of many new faces in the Jutland tradition club, which this summer was bought by Andrei Zolotko. Ba Loua in his first half season in the club played all matches in 1. Division. After the winter break, he lost his fixed place, but missed only three matches this season. He left the club after two seasons.

Gabala

On 12 July 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala announced the signing of Ba Loua from Caen, to a one-year contract.^[3]

International career

Ba Loua is quoted for U-20 international championships for the Ivory Coast. He has also been represented in the U-23 national team at the Vejle Boldklub.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vejle Boldklub (loan)	2016–17	Danish 1st Division	30	4	1	0	—		—		31	4
	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	22	2	2	0	—		—		24	2
	Total		52	6	3	0	—		—		55	6
Karviná	2018–19	Czech First League	27	2	3	1	—		—		30	3
	2019–20	Czech First League	27	1	0	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		54	3	3	1	—		—		57	4
Viktoria Plzeň	2020–21	Czech First League	31	7	5	0	3[b]	1	—		39	8
	2021–22	Czech First League	4	0	0	0	6[c]	1	—		10	1
	Total		35	7	5	0	9	2	—		49	9
Lech Poznań	2021–22[4]	Ekstraklasa	25	1	4	0	—		—		29	1
	2022–23[5]	Ekstraklasa	20	0	1	0	6[d]	0	1[e]	0	28	0
	2023–24[6]	Ekstraklasa	25	4	1	0	1[c]	1	—		27	5
	2024–25[7]	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		77	5	6	0	7	1	1	0	91	6
Lech Poznań II	2022–23[5]	II liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Caen	2024–25	Ligue 2	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Caen B	2024–25	Championnat National 3	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
Gabala	2025–26	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			226	22	17	1	16	3	1	0	260	26

1. Includes Danish Cup, Czech Cup, Polish Cup
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League: 2021–22

Lech Poznań

• Ekstraklasa: 2021–22