| El Hadji Ba | |
| Fullname: | El Hadji Ba[1] |
| Height: | 1.83 m[2] |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2007 |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aulnay |
| Youthclubs2: | Le Havre |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Le Havre |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Sunderland |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Bastia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Bastia B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Stabæk |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Sochaux |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Lens |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Guingamp B |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Guingamp |
| Caps10: | 48 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Apollon Limassol |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | FC Nouadhibou |
| Caps12: | 0 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Mauritania |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 May 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 March 2024 |
El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.
Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a league match against Guingamp appearing as a substitute.[3] Prior to making his debut with Le Havre, he was linked with a move to English club Tottenham Hotspur and reportedly had agreed to join the club.
He made his debut for Sunderland against Carlisle United in the FA Cup on 5 January 2014, and went on to score the third goal in a 3–1 victory.[4]
On 29 June 2015, Ba joined Charlton Athletic on a three-year deal, therefore ending his two-year spell with Sunderland.[5] His contract with the club was terminated on 1 February 2017.[6]
On 6 March 2017, Ba joined the Norwegian team Stabæk.[7]
On 23 June 2022, Ba agreed to join Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.[8]
Born in France, Ba's parents hail from Senegal and Mauritania.[9] He was a French youth international, having represented his nation at under-18 level.[10]
In 2022, he received his first invitation to represent Mauritania. He debuted with Mauritania in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Sudan on 4 June 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| Sunderland | 2013–14 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Bastia (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Sochaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Lens | 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Guingamp | 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | |||||
| Apollon Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 7 | |||