Pape Ibnou Ba

Pape Ibnou Ba (born 5 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Troyes. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Pape Ibnou Ba

Ba in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Saint-Louis, Senegal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Troyes
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Linguère
2016–2017	Stade de Mbour
2017	→ Al Ahed (loan)	5	(3)
2017–2020	Athlético Marseille	58	(48)
2020–2021	Niort	41	(14)
2021–2024	Le Havre	26	(3)
2022–2023	→ Pau (loan)	8	(1)
2022–2023	→ Pau B (loan)	1	(0)
2023–2024	→ Concarneau (loan)	15	(5)
2024	Concarneau	16	(7)
2024–	Troyes	20	(2)
International career‡
2021–	Mauritania	26	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2025

Club career

Ba is a youth product of his local club Linguère, and was the record top scorer in a single Senegal Premier League, with 17 goals in the 2015–16 season.^[1]

On 3 January 2017, Ba signed for Lebanese Premier League side Ahed, scoring three goals in five matches.^[2]

On 29 June 2020, Ba signed with Niort after a prolific stint with Athlético Marseille in the amateur leagues of France.^[3] He made his professional debut with Niort in 1–0 Ligue 2 win over En Avant Guingamp on 22 August 2020, scoring his side's only goal of the game.^[4]

On 1 September, Ba joins Pau on a one season loan deal.^[5]

International career

Born in Senegal, Ba is of Mauritanian descent. He was called up to represent the Mauritania national team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.^[6] He debuted for the team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.^[7]