Sanoussy Ba (born 5 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back and wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.[2]

Early life

Ba was born in Hof, Bavaria, where he started playing football with VfB Moschendorf,[3] before joining the town's main club, SpVgg Bayern Hof.[4]

Club career

Ba joined RB Leipzig in 2016,[5][6] where he entered the first team on the summer 2022.[3][5][7] During the pre-season, he played the friendly against Klopp's Liverpool.[4][8]

Ba made his professional debut for RB Leipzig on 30 August 2022, replacing Mohamed Simakan at the hour mark of a 8–0 away Cup win to FC Teutonia Ottensen.[6][9][10][11] He became a regular feature in the match-day squad, both in Bundesliga, and in the Champions League, figuring on the bench during the 2–0 away win against Celtic FC.[12]

On 1 July 2024, Ba signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig.[13]

International career

Born in Germany, Ba is of Senegalese descent.[14] He is a youth international for Germany, having started playing with the under-18s in the late summer 2021.[5][15]

Style of play

An ambidextrous footballer,[5] Ba is able to play both as a full-back or higher, as a wing-back even an offensive winger, always on the left side.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RB Leipzig 2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
LASK (loan) 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 11 0 2 1 3[a] 0 — 16 1
Career total 12 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 19 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

RB Leipzig

References

  1. ^ "Sanoussy Ba". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (10 June 2022). "RB-Spieler aus Hof: Moschendorf und Hof hoffen auf Geld - Frankenpost". Frankenpost [de] (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (22 July 2022). "Sanoussy Ba: Hofer Junge spielt gegen Klopps Team - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Zeissler, Nico (9 June 2022). "Konkurrenz für Angelino? Neuer Verteidiger in RB Leipzigs Profikader". Tag24 (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b Fritz, Thomas (31 August 2022). ""Unglaublich glücklich": Sanoussy Ba feiert Debüt für RB". RB live (in German). Landesportal Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b Kirschbaum, Fabian (9 June 2022). "RB Leipzig: Talent Sanoussy Ba steigt zu den Profis auf". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & how to watch". Goal. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ Schädlich, Marcus (31 August 2022). "RB Leipzig: Hofer feiert Profi-Debüt - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ Meise, Robin (31 August 2022). "Sanoussy Ba feiert Profidebüt für RB Leipzig". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Timo Werner hat-trick helps RB Leipzig cruise against minnows Teutonia Ottensen in DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Celtic - RB Leipzig live". Marca. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Sanoussy Ba" [Eintracht Braunschweig signs Sanoussy Ba] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Sanoussy Ba | Spielerpositionen | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga 2022/23". kicker.
  15. ^ Schädlich, Marcus (23 August 2021). "Fußball-Nationalspieler: Max Voigt und Sanoussy Ba für U18 nominiert - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. ^ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway
  17. ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanoussy_Ba
No tags for this post.