Ousseynou Ba

Ousseynou Ba
Ba in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ousseynou Ba
Date of birth (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 İstanbul Başakşehir
Number 27
Youth career
2013–2016 SMASH Academy
2016–2017 Amiens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Gazélec Ajaccio 42 (1)
2019–2024 Olympiacos 78 (1)
2019 → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 22 (0)
2024– İstanbul Başakşehir 3 (0)
International career‡
2020–2021 Senegal 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021

Ousseynou Ba (born 11 November 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for İstanbul Başakşehir.

Club career

Ba was a youth product from the Senegalese SMASH academy, before moving to Amiens in the summer of 2016. Unable to get a work permit for them, after a year of not playing Ba managed to get a work permit when he signed with Gazélec Ajaccio in June 2017.[2] He made his professional debut for Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 tie with FC Valenciennes on 28 July 2017.[3]

In January 2019 Ba signed with the Greek club Olympiakos for an undisclosed fee, but it is decided to play till the end of the season in Ajaccio.[4] His first appearance came against Lamia on 28 September 2019.[5] During the 2019–20 season, Avraam Papadopoulos’ injuries along with those of Rúben Semedo and Pape Abou Cissé suddenly brought the previously fifth-choice center-back, Ba into the side. This was the opportunity the player needed. After coming into the starting line-up in early December versus Panetolikos, Ba remained there until the season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During that stretch, Ba played 16 matches in less than 100 days, participating as a starter in every one of those games.[6]

On 29 August 2023, Ba joined Süper Lig club Başakşehir on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.[7]

International career

On 8 March 2020, the 25-year-old central defender was called to the Senegal national team for the first time in his career. Within six months, the African has managed to win a place in Olympiacos squad, play in the Europa League and called for the two upcoming matches for the 2020 African Cup Qualifiers, against Guinea Bissau on 28 and 31 March.[8] He first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3-1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 July 2024[10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gazélec Ajaccio 2017–18 Ligue 2 28 0 2 0 2 0 — 32 0
2018–19 Ligue 2 29 1 2 0 1 0 — 34 1
Total 57 1 4 0 3 0 — 66 1
Olympiacos 2019–20 Super League Greece 22 0 2 0 — 5 0 29 0
2020–21 Super League Greece 19 1 4 0 — 8 0 31 1
2021–22 Super League Greece 18 0 3 0 — 7 0 28 0
2022–23 Super League Greece 19 0 1 0 — 5 0 25 0
Total 78 1 10 0 — 25 0 113 1
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 22 0 3 0 — — 25 0
Career total 157 2 17 0 3 0 25 0 204 2

Honours

Olympiacos

References

  1. ^ liberte-algerie.com. "Le Sénégalais Ousseynou Ba officiellement retenu par la JSK: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com".
  2. ^ "Un an après son arrivée en France, Ousseynou Ba va enfin découvrir la Ligue 2 - MaLigue2". 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 1 - Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.ligue1.com.
  4. ^ "Και τυπικά παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Μπα!". www.to10.gr (in Greek). 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "BA'S RISE THE CULMINATION OF A PERFECT STORM". www.agonasport.com. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN OUSSEYNOU BA" [WELCOME OUSSEYNOU BA]. ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Πρώτη φορά στην εθνική Σενεγάλης ο Μπα". www.sport24.gr. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ Ousseynou Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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