Pape Meïssa Ba

Pape Meïssa Ba
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Grenoble
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Dakar Sacré-Coeur
2019–2021 Troyes II 16 (6)
2019–2021 Troyes 20 (3)
2021–2022 Red Star 46 (24)
2022– Grenoble 69 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Pape Meïssa Ba (born 4 July 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Grenoble.

Career

Ba is a youth product of Dakar Sacré-Coeur.[1] On 23 February 2019, he signed a professional contract with Troyes.[2] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Nancy on 8 November 2019.[3] On 3 December 2019, he scored his first senior goal for the club in a Ligue 2 match against Rodez.[4]

On 31 January 2021, Ba joined Championnat National club Red Star,[5] where he became a regular starter.[6] In the 2021–22 Championnat National, he finished as top scorer with 21 goals. In June 2022, Ba signed for Ligue 2 side Grenoble on a three-year contract.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tomegah, Rodolph (22 February 2019). "Pape Meïssa Ba: Le Sénégalais s'est engagé en faveur de Troyes" [Pape Meïssa Ba: The Senegalese has signed for Troyes]. Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "📝 Pape Meïssa Ba à l'Estac - ESTAC.FR". www.estac.fr.
  3. ^ "Nancy vs. Troyes - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Troyes vs. Rodez 1-0". Soccerway. 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Mercato: Pape Ba quitte l'Estac pour le Red Star". L'Est-Éclair (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ Matten, Ludovic (8 April 2021). "L'ancien attaquant de l'Estac, Pape Meïssa Ba, s'épanouit au Red Star". L'Est Éclair (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Le GF38 enrôle Pape Meissa Ba, le meilleur buteur du National !" [GF38 signs Pape Meissa Ba, top scorer of the National!] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.