Pape Ibnou Ba (born 5 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Club career
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]
International career
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 for the team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Pape Ibnou BA de la Linguère, couronné après son sacre". NDARINFO.COM.
- ^ "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | صفقات نجماوية وعهداوية وأنصارية.. العمري في النصر وتمرين أخير للمنتخب". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Football Ligue 2 Pape Ibnou Ba Chamois gagner ma place". ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "Guingamp vs. Niort - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mercato – Officiel : Le Havre prête Pape Ibnou Ba au Pau FC !". maligue2.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Mauritania includes 16-year-old 'prodigy' in provisional squad". CAFOnline.com.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mauritania vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". national-football-teams.com.
Honours
Al Ahed
External links
- Pape Ibnou Ba at Soccerway
- Pape Ibnou Ba at National-Football-Teams.com
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