Lamine Ba (born 24 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Polish Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Villepinte, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | CSL Aulnay | ||
| 2012–2015 | Guignamp | ||
| 2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2017 | Virtus Entella | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Guingamp B | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Virtus Entella | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Doxa | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Progrès Niederkorn | 54 | (3) |
| 2022–2026 | Varaždin | 83 | (1) |
| 2026– | Śląsk Wrocław | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mauritania | 31 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:47, 26 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:11, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBa is a graduate of the youth academy of Guingamp,[2] he joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2015.[3] He made his debut in an UEFA Youth League match against Real Madrid. During the same match, he was scouted by scouts of English club Liverpool.[3][4] On 15 February 2017, he joined Italian club Virtus Entella on a free transfer.[5]
On 24 July 2017, Ba signed for Cypriot club Doxa. He was assigned the number 4 jersey.[2]
International career
editOn 26 March 2022, Ba made his first appearance for the Mauritania national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Mozambique. He scored the winning goal in stoppage time.[6]
Personal life
editLamine is the younger brother of fellow Mauritania national football team player El Hadji Ba.[7]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 8 June 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | |||
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ba goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2022 | Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 1 |  Mozambique | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- 1 2 "Lamine Ba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- 1 2 "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ LAMINE BA [Communication Lamine Ba]" (in Greek). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Jurgen Klopp eyes double swoop after Liverpool scouts watch PSG's game with Real Madrid". Express. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "Liverpool interested in PSG duo". Read Liverpool. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "Tesserato il difensore francese Lamine Ba [Worried French defender Lamine Ba]" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ Pradayrol, François (28 March 2022). "Mauritanie : première sélection et premier but pour Lamine Ba !" [Mauritania: first selection and first goal for Lamine Ba!]. Moien.lu (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ↑ EA Guingamp. El-Hadji Ba : "Je relativise beaucoup, dans ma vie comme dans mon métier" at Ouest France
- ↑ "Lamine Ba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
edit- Lamine Ba at Soccerway
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