Pape Ibnou Ba

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

Pape Ibnou Ba
Personal information
Full name Pape Ibnou Ba
Date of birth (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993
Place of birth Saint-Louis, Senegal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Linguère 61 (29)
2016–2017 Stade de Mbour
2017 → Al Ahed (loan) 5 (3)
2017–2020 Athlético Marseille 58 (48)
2020–2021 Niort 41 (14)
2021– Le Havre 12 (2)
National team‡
2021– Mauritania 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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]

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.[5] He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.[6]

References
  1. "Pape Ibnou BA de la Linguère, couronné après son sacre". NDARINFO.COM.
  2. "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | صفقات نجماوية وعهداوية وأنصارية.. العمري في النصر وتمرين أخير للمنتخب". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. "Football Ligue 2 Pape Ibnou Ba Chamois gagner ma place". ouest-france.fr.
  4. "Guingamp vs. Niort - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Mauritania includes 16-year-old 'prodigy' in provisional squad". CAFOnline.com.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.

Honours

Al Ahed


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