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Abdoullah Ba

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Abdoullah Ba
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sunderland
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2016 CA Pitres
2016–2020 Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Le Havre II 7 (1)
2021–2022 Le Havre 26 (1)
2022– Sunderland 68 (4)
International career
2019 France U16 7 (0)
2019–2020 France U17 7 (0)
2021–2022 France U19 15 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Abdoullah Mustapha Ba (born 31 July 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.[1]

Early life

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Abdoullah Ba was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, and started playing football in the Club Andelle of Pîtres.[2]

Club career

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Ba came through the ranks of Le Havre, where he was offered his first professional contract during the summer 2020, becoming one of the youngest players to turn pro in the Norman club, and entering Paul Le Guen's squad for the following season.[3][4] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 4 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the Ligue 2 game against Toulouse.[2]

On 31 August 2022, Ba signed permanently for English EFL Championship club Sunderland, signing a five-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 12 March 2023 in a 1–0 win against Norwich City.[6]

International career

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Abdoullah Ba is a youth international for France,[3] making his debut for France U17 on the 17 September 2019, in a friendly game against Netherlands.[7] He is of Mauritanian descent.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Le Havre II 2020–21 Championnat National 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
2021–22 Championnat National 3 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 7 1 0 0 7 1
Le Havre 2020–21 Ligue 2 3 1 0 0 3 1
2021–22 Ligue 2 18 0 1 0 19 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 26 1 1 0 27 1
Sunderland 2022–23 Championship 27 1 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 31 1
2023–24 Championship 39 3 1 0 1 0 41 3
2024–25 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 66 4 4 0 2 0 1 0 73 4
Career total 99 6 5 0 2 0 1 0 107 6
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Le Havre profile". HAC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Donckele, Benoit (5 May 2021). "Football - L2 : Abdoullah Ba, quelque chose en plus au Havre". Paris-Normandie [fr] (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Le Havre : Abdoullah Ba va signer pro". L'Équipe (in French). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Paul Le Guen : "Je vais prolonger mon contrat de deux ans avec le HAC"". footnormand.fr. 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Sunderland sign Man Utd's Diallo & French duo". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Norwich 0-1 Sunderland". BBC. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ "France – Netherlands". Fédération Française de Football. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Abdoullah BA profile". UNFP. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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