El-Hadji Ba

El-Hadji Ba
Personal information
Full nameEl-Hadji Ba
Date of birth5 March 1993
Place of birthParis, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionCentral midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bastia[2]
Number8
Youth career
1999–2007Aulnay
2007–2011Le Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2013Le Havre13(1)
2013–Sunderland1(0)
2014–→ Bastia (loan)7(0)
National team‡
2010–2011France U186(0)
2012France U198(0)
2012–2013France U205(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:14, 8 March 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2012

El-Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a French footballer of Senegalese descent who plays for SC Bastia in the Ligue 1 on loan from English Premier League club Sunderland. He plays as a midfielder and is a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[3] Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute.[4] Prior to making his debut with Le Havre, he was linked with a move to English club Tottenham Hotspur and reportedly had agreed to join the club.[3]

Club career

Sunderland

He made his debut for Sunderland against Carlisle United in the FA Cup on 5 January 2014, and went on to score the third goal in a 3-1 victory.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ligue 1 - El hadji BA". www.lfp.fr/. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/ba-heads-out-on-loan
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Le Havrais E.Ba à Tottenham". L'Equipe (in French). 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Le Havre v. Guingamp Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sunderland 3-1 Carlisle". BBC. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

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