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 | (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Ajaccio, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Varaždin | ||
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 | 47 | (3) |
2022– | Varaždin | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Mauritania | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:58, 30 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022 |
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]
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]
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