Pape Ibnou Ba (born 5 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Pau, on loan from Le Havre. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pape Ibnou Ba | ||
Date of birth | (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Louis, Senegal | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Pau (on loan from Le Havre) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
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 | 26 | (3) |
2022– | → Pau (loan) | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Mauritania | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 9 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC) |
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]
On 1 September, Ba joins Pau on a one season loan deal.[5]
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.[6] He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.[7]
Al Ahed
Pau FC – current squad | |
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Mauritania squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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