Abdoullah Ba
Abdoullah Mustapha Ba (born 31 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | CA Pitres | ||
| 2016–2020 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Le Havre II | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Le Havre | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 39 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 24 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Early life
Abdoullah Ba was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, and started playing football in the Club Andelle of Pîtres.[2]
Club career
Ba came through the ranks of Le Havre, where he was offered his first professional contract during the summer 2020, becoming one of the youngest players to turn pro in the Norman club, and entering Paul Le Guen's squad for the following season.[3][4] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 4 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the Ligue 2 game against Toulouse.[2]
On 31 August 2022, Ba signed permanently for English EFL Championship club Sunderland, signing a five-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 12 March 2023 in a 1–0 win against Norwich City.[6]
International career
Abdoullah Ba is a youth international for France,[3] making his debut for France U17 on the 17 September 2019, in a friendly game against Netherlands.[7] He is of Mauritanian descent.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
References
- "Le Havre profile". HAC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Donckele, Benoit (5 May 2021). "Football - L2 : Abdoullah Ba, quelque chose en plus au Havre". Paris-Normandie (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Le Havre : Abdoullah Ba va signer pro". L'Équipe (in French). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Paul Le Guen : "Je vais prolonger mon contrat de deux ans avec le HAC"". footnormand.fr. 24 August 2020.
- "Sunderland sign Man Utd's Diallo & French duo". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "Norwich 0-1 Sunderland". BBC. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "France – Netherlands". Fédération Française de Football. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Abdoullah BA profile". UNFP. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links
- Abdoullah Ba at Soccerway
- Abdoullah Ba at the French Football Federation (in French)