Pape Ibnou Ba

Pape Ibnou Ba (born 5 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club US Concarneau, on loan from Le Havre. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Ba is a youth product of his local club Linguère, and was the record top scorer in a single Senegal Premier League, with 17 goals in the 2015–16 season.

On 3 January 2017, Ba signed for Lebanese Premier League side Ahed, scoring three goals in five matches.

On 29 June 2020, Ba signed with Niort after a prolific stint with Athlético Marseille in the amateur leagues of France. He made his professional debut with Niort in 1–0 Ligue 2 win over En Avant Guingamp on 22 August 2020, scoring his side's only goal of the game.

On 1 September, Ba joins Pau on a one season loan deal.

International career

Born in Senegal, Ba is of Mauritanian descent. He was called up to represent the Mauritania national team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021.

References

Honours

Al Ahed

Lebanese Premier League: 2016–17

External links

1993 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Saint-Louis, Senegal

Citizens of Mauritania through descent

Mauritanian men's footballers

Mauritania men's international footballers

Senegalese men's footballers

Mauritanian people of Senegalese descent

Sportspeople of Senegalese descent

Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent

Sportspeople of Mauritanian descent

Men's association football forwards

Chamois Niortais F.C. players

Al Ahed FC players

ASC Linguère players

Pau FC players

Ligue 2 players

Championnat National players

Championnat National 2 players

Championnat National 3 players

Lebanese Premier League players

Ligue 1 (Senegal) players

2021 Africa Cup of Nations players

Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers

Senegalese expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon

Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in France

Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France

Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon