Lamine Ba (footballer, born 1997)
Lamine Ba (born 24 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for HNL club Varaždin. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Villepinte, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Varaždin | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Guingamp B | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Virtus Entella | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Doxa | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Progrès Niederkorn | 54 | (3) |
| 2022– | Varaždin | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mauritania | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37 , 8 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023 | |||
Club career
Ba is a graduate of the youth academy of Guingamp,[2] he joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2015.[3] He made his debut in an UEFA Youth League match against Real Madrid. During the same match, he was scouted by scouts of English club Liverpool.[3][4] On 15 February 2017, he joined Italian club Virtus Entella on a free transfer.[5]
On 24 July 2017, Ba signed for Cypriot club Doxa. He was assigned the number 4 jersey.[2]
International career
On 26 March 2022, Ba made his first appearance for the Mauritania national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Mozambique. He scored the winning goal in stoppage time.[6]
References
- "Lamine Ba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ LAMINE BA [Communication Lamine Ba]" (in Greek). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Jurgen Klopp eyes double swoop after Liverpool scouts watch PSG's game with Real Madrid". Express. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Liverpool interested in PSG duo". Read Liverpool. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Tesserato il difensore francese Lamine Ba [Worried French defender Lamine Ba]" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- Pradayrol, François (28 March 2022). "Mauritanie : première sélection et premier but pour Lamine Ba !" [Mauritania: first selection and first goal for Lamine Ba!]. Moien.lu (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.