Abdoullah Ba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoullah Mustapha Ba | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | CA Pitres | ||
| 2016–2020 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Le Havre II | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Le Havre | 26 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sunderland | 66 | (4) |
| 2025 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | France U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | Mauritania | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2026 | |||
Abdoullah Mustapha Ba (born 31 July 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland. Born in France, he represents the Mauritania national team.
Early life
[edit]Abdoullah Ba was born in Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, and started playing football in the Club Andelle of Pîtres.[1]
Club career
[edit]Ba came through the ranks of Le Havre, where he was offered his first professional contract during the summer 2020, becoming one of the youngest players to turn pro in the Norman club, and entering Paul Le Guen's squad for the following season.[2][3] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on 4 May 2021, coming on as a substitute in the Ligue 2 game against Toulouse.[1]
On 31 August 2022, Ba signed permanently for English EFL Championship club Sunderland, signing a five-year contract.[4] He scored his first goal for Sunderland on 12 March 2023 in a 1–0 win against Norwich City.[5]
On 3 February 2025, Ba returned to France and joined Dunkerque in Ligue 2 on loan for the rest of the season.[6]
International career
[edit]Abdoullah Ba is a youth international for France,[2] making his debut for France U17 on 17 September 2019, in a friendly game against Netherlands.[7] He is of Mauritanian descent.[8]
On 29 September 2026, Ba made his debut for the Mauritania national team in an AFCON qualifier against Benin.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 August 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs
References
[edit]- 1 2 Donckele, Benoit (5 May 2021). "Football – L2 : Abdoullah Ba, quelque chose en plus au Havre". Paris-Normandie (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- 1 2 "Le Havre : Abdoullah Ba va signer pro". L'Équipe (in French). 12 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Paul Le Guen : "Je vais prolonger mon contrat de deux ans avec le HAC"". footnormand.fr. 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "Sunderland sign Man Utd's Diallo & French duo". BBC Sport. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "Norwich 0–1 Sunderland". BBC. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Abdoullah Ba rejoint Dunkerque en prêt pour renforcer le flanc nordiste" [Abdoullah Ba joins Dunkirk on loan to strengthen the northern flank] (in French). USL Dunkerque. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ↑ "France – Netherlands". Fédération Française de Football. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Abdoullah BA profile". UNFP. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Benin 2-1 Mauritania (Sep 29, 2026) Final Score - ESPN". ESPN. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
- ↑ Abdoullah Ba at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Abdoullah Ba at Soccerway
- Abdoullah Ba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf
- Footballers from Seine-Maritime
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Mauritanian sportsmen
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Mauritanian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Mauritanian men's footballers
- Mauritania men's international footballers
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- English Football League players
- Le Havre AC players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- USL Dunkerque players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in England