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 | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 24 August 1997||
Place of birth | Villepinte, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Varaždin | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2012 | CSL Aulnay | ||
2012–2015 | Guignamp | ||
2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2017 | Virtus Entella | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Guingamp B | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Virtus Entella | 0 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Doxa | 33 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Progrès Niederkorn | 54 | (3) |
2022– | Varaždin | 40 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Mauritania | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 23 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:26, 23 August 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editBa 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
editOn 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]
Personal life
editLamine is the younger brother of fellow Mauritania national football team player El Hadji Ba.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lamine Ba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ LAMINE BA [Communication Lamine Ba]" (in Greek). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ EA Guingamp. El-Hadji Ba : "Je relativise beaucoup, dans ma vie comme dans mon métier" at Ouest France
External links
edit- Lamine Ba at Soccerway