Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba (; born 18 April 1993), simply known as Alaa El Baba (), is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Czech club Příbram.

Club career

Ansar

2016–2019: Early career

El Baba joined Ansar in 2016 on a three-year contract. On 9 July 2019, El Baba announced his decision to retire from football, stating that "his current goal is to return to his working life and focus on building a future for himself and his family". However, on 21 August El Baba retracted his decision.

Alaa El Baba

2019–20: Loan to Safa

On 22 August 2019, El Baba moved on a one-year loan to Safa from Ansar. Prior to the loan move, El Baba renewed his contract with Ansar for a further year, with the contract due to expire in 2020.

Alaa El Baba

2020–21 season

On 15 August 2020, El Baba signed a three-year contract with Ansar. In 2020–21, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall. El Baba also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.

Alaa El Baba

Tadamon Sour

In July 2021, El Baba was sent on loan to Tadamon Sour. After his contract had expired with Ansar, El Baba signed for Tadamon Sour on a permanent deal in July 2022.

Příbram

On 9 April 2023, Czech National Football League club Příbram announced the signing of El Baba.

International career

El Baba played for the Lebanon national under-19 team at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

Honours

Safa

Lebanese Premier League: 2012–13, 2015–16

Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13

Lebanese Elite Cup: 2012

Lebanese Super Cup: 2013

Ansar

Lebanese Premier League: 2020–21

Lebanese FA Cup: 2016–17, 2020–21

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2011–12

References

External links

1993 births

Living people

People from Sidon

Lebanese men's footballers

Men's association football forwards

Al Ahli SC Saida players

Safa SC players

Al Ansar FC players

Tadamon Sour SC players

FK Příbram players

Lebanese Premier League players

Lebanon men's youth international footballers

Lebanon men's international footballers

Lebanese expatriate men's footballers

Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic

Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic