Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua (born 25 July 1996)[1] is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger, most recently for Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala.[2]
.jpg) Adriel Ba Loua with Caen in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Yopougon, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Lille OSC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 52 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → MFK Karviná (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | MFK Karviná | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | (7) |
| 2021–2025 | Lech Poznań | 77 | (5) |
| 2025 | Caen | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Caen B | 1 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Gabala | 30 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBa Loua began his career in the club ASEC Mimosas in the Abidjan city of Côte d'Ivoire. Ba Loua starred at the youth department as 11 years old and joined the first-team squad as 16-year-old.[citation needed] He got two seasons at the club's first team.[citation needed]
Lille
editIn the summer of 2015, Hervé Renard entrusted him to the French club Lille on a lease agreement. Renard was at the forefront of the Ivory Coast national team before he was coached in Lille in the summer of 2015. Renard was fired after thirteen matches for the French club, and the new coach did not see the same potential in Ba Loua.[citation needed]
Vejle Boldklub
editIn the summer of 2016, Ba Loua changed to Vejle Boldklub. The offensive player was one of many new faces in the Jutland tradition club, which this summer was bought by Andrei Zolotko. Ba Loua in his first half season in the club played all matches in 1. Division. After the winter break, he lost his fixed place, but missed only three matches this season. He left the club after two seasons.
Gabala
editOn 12 July 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala announced the signing of Ba Loua from Caen, to a one-year contract.[3] On 10 June 2026, Gabala announced that Ba Loua had left the club after his contract had expired.[4]
International career
editBa Loua is quoted for U-20 international championships for the Ivory Coast. He has also been represented in the U-23 national team at the Vejle Boldklub.[citation needed]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 2016–17 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | ||||
| Karviná | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 4 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 49 | 9 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2021–22[5] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[6] | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[7] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25[8] | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23[6] | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Caen | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Caen B | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gabala | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| Career total | 256 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 30 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Czech Cup, Polish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in the Azerbaijani Relegation Play-off
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Adriel Ba Loua at Soccerway
- ↑ Vejle Boldklub ut, http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/index.php?nyheder&newsId=8566 Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine VB writes with young ivorians] , vejle-boldklub.dk, Vejle Boldklub, visited 20. July 2016.
- ↑ "Adriel Ba Loua "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala SC Instagram. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Təşəkkürlər, Adriel Ba Loua!". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala SC. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sezon 2021/22". 90minut. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- 1 2 "Sezon 2022/23". 90minut. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sezon 2023/24". 90minut. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 9 December 2024.