Georges Ba

Ivorian footballer (born 1979)

Georges BaPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1979-01-21) 21 January 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth|  Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–2001|  Tours FC|  69|  (25)
2001–2002|  Entente SSG|  26|  (6)
2002–2003|  Besançon|  32|  (15)
2003–2005|  Nice|  21|  (3)
2004–2005|  → Montpellier (loan)|  6|  (0)
2005|  → Le Mans (loan)|  13|  (7)
2005–2007|  Troyes|  27|  (4)
2007|  Maccabi Netanya|  8|  (2)
2008|  Gillingham|  4|  (0)
2008|  Maccabi Netanya|  10|  (1)
2009–2010|  Ajaccio|  10|  (1)
2010–2011|  Vendée Poiré sur Vie|  13|  (2)
2012|  SS Saint-Louisienne|  17|  (9)
2013|  USS Tamponnaise|  17|  (9)
International career
2003|  Ivory Coast|  2|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georges Ba (born 21 January 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

## Career

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Ba played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He traveled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United,[1] and on 29 March 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal which ran until the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] He made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 home win against Luton Town on 1 April,[3] He was released at the end of the season after four games for the Kent-based club, and rejoined Maccabi Netanya. On 17 December he was released from his contract with Netanya for the second time.

## Post-playing career

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Ba runs a Professional Soccer Training Business in Irvine, California, as of October 2023.[4]

## Personal life

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Born in Abidjan, Ba holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Pearson, James (19 March 2008). "Macca looks at Ba". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
2. ^ Official Gillingham website
3. ^ Cawdell, Luke (2 April 2008). "Ba quick to make an impression". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
4. ^ "Georges Ba | Coach | Irvine, California – Former International Pro Soccer Player". Retrieved 12 October 2023.
5. ^ "Georges BA". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

## External links

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* Georges Ba at WorldFootball.net
* Georges Ba at National-Football-Teams.com

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals