| Alaa El Baba | |
| Fullname: | Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Sidon, Lebanon |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Tadamon Sour |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Ahli Saida |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Safa |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Ansar |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Safa (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Tadamon Sour (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Tadamon Sour |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Příbram |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Tadamon Sour |
| Caps8: | 11 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Lebanon U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Lebanon U22 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Lebanon U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Lebanon |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba (Arabic: علاء الدين عبد الحليم البابا; born 18 April 1993), simply known as Alaa El Baba (Arabic: علاء البابا|links=no), is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for club Tadamon Sour.
El Baba joined Ansar in 2016 on a three-year contract.[1] On 9 July 2019, El Baba announced his decision to retire from football, stating that "his current goal is to return to his working life and focus on building a future for himself and his family".[2] However, on 21 August El Baba retracted his decision.[3]
On 22 August 2019, El Baba moved on a one-year loan to Safa from Ansar. Prior to the loan move, El Baba renewed his contract with Ansar for a further year, with the contract due to expire in 2020.
On 15 August 2020, El Baba signed a three-year contract with Ansar.[4] In 2020–21, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[5] El Baba also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[6]
In July 2021, El Baba was sent on loan to Tadamon Sour.[7] After his contract had expired with Ansar, El Baba signed for Tadamon Sour on a permanent deal in July 2022.[8]
On 9 April 2023, Czech National Football League club Příbram announced the signing of El Baba.[9] However, he did not play a single match for the A-team and left the club after the season.[10]
El Baba played for the Lebanon national under-19 team at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[11]
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