Abdoul Bocar Ba (born 8 February 1994) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Kosovan club Besa Pejë. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Abdoul Ba
Ba in 2014
Personal information
Full name Abdoul Bocar Ba[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2008–2014 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Lens II 39 (3)
2014–2017 Lens 39 (0)
2017–2020 Auxerre II 5 (0)
2017–2019 Auxerre 32 (1)
2020–2021 MC Oujda 5 (0)
2021–2022 Al-Ahli Tripoli
2022 Besa Pejë
International career
2013– Mauritania 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:51, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

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After Ba did not make an appearance for Auxerre since October 2018, the club was unable to agree a move for him to another club in the 2020 summer transfer window.[4] He eventually signed for MC Oujda in Morocco in November 2020.[5] In October 2021, he signed for Al-Ahli Tripoli in Libya.[6]

International career

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Ba played for Mauritania at the African Cup of Nations 2019, the first international tournament of the team.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Abdoul Ba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ Abdoul Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ben Bouali, Julien (6 October 2020). "Une fin de mercato sans surprise pour l'AJA". L'Yonne républicaine (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "MAU : Abdoul Ba signe au MC Oujda | Foot Afrique - L'actualité du football en Afrique". Foot Afrique (in French). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Libye - Transfert : Le mauritanien Abdoul Ba Ahlawy rejoint Al Ahli Tripoli | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Reference at www.cafonline.com".