Georges Ba

Ivorian footballer

Georges BaPersonal information

Full name|  Georges Ba
Date of birth|  (1979-01-21) January 21, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth|  Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Striker
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–2001|  Tours FC|  69|  (25)
2001–2002|  Sannois Saint-Gratien|  26|  (6)
2002–2003|  Besançon|  32|  (15)
2003–2005|  OGC Nice|  21|  (3)
2004–2005|  → Montpellier|  6|  (0)
2005|  → Le Mans|  13|  (7)
2005–2007|  Troyes|  27|  (4)
2007|  Maccabi Netanya|  8|  (2)
2008|  Gillingham|  4|  (0)
2008|  Maccabi Netanya|  10|  (1)
2009–2010|  AC Ajaccio|  10|  (1)
2010–2011|  Vendée Poiré sur Vie|  13|  (2)
2012–|  SS Saint-Louisienne[1]|  20|  (9)
International career‡
2003|  Ivory Coast|  2|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2010

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

## Career

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Georges Ba has 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,[2] 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.[3] He made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 home win against Luton Town on 1 April, but 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. He has since returned to France.[4] and recently moved to America to start his own professional soccer training business. He coached an Under-16 team called Capistrano FC, from San Juan Capistrano.

## Current

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Georges Ba runs a Professional Soccer Training Business in Irvine, California, as of October 2023.[5]

## Personal life

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Born in Abidjan, Ba holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[6] His son, Oliver, plays soccer in Southern California

## Honours

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* Championnat de France amateur (1):
* 2010-11
* Réunion Premier League (1):
* 2012
* Réunion Premier League \- 2012 Top Goalscorer (9 goals)

## References

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1. ^ "Georges Ba - Unknown".
2. ^ Sky Sports[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Official Gillingham website
4. ^ Georges Ba at National-Football-Teams.com
5. ^ "Georges Ba | Coach | Irvine, California – Former International Pro Soccer Player". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
6. ^ "Georges BA". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

## External linkshttps://georgesba.soccer (Official Website)

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