Lamine Ba (footballer, born 1997)

Association football player

Not to be confused with Lamine Bá (footballer, born 1994).

Lamine BaPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth|  Villepinte, France
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Defender[1]
Team information

Current team

|  Varaždin
Number|  5
Youth career
2003–2012|  CSL Aulnay
2012–2015|  Guignamp
2015–2016|  Paris Saint-Germain
2017|  Virtus Entella
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014–2015|  Guingamp B|  1|  (0)
2015–2016|  Paris Saint-Germain B|  2|  (0)
2017|  Virtus Entella|  0|  (0)
2017–2020|  Doxa|  33|  (0)
2020–2022|  Progrès Niederkorn|  54|  (3)
2022–|  Varaždin|  68|  (1)
International career‡
2022–|  Mauritania|  14|  (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:26, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Lamine Ba (born 24 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for HNL club Varaždin. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

## Club career

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Ba is a graduate of the youth academy of Guingamp,[2] he joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2015.[3] He made his debut in an UEFA Youth League match against Real Madrid. During the same match, he was scouted by scouts of English club Liverpool.[3][4] On 15 February 2017, he joined Italian club Virtus Entella on a free transfer.[5]

On 24 July 2017, Ba signed for Cypriot club Doxa. He was assigned the number 4 jersey.[2]

## International career

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On 26 March 2022, Ba made his first appearance for the Mauritania national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Mozambique. He scored the winning goal in stoppage time.[6]

## Personal life

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Lamine is the younger brother of fellow Mauritania national football team player El Hadji Ba.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Lamine Ba". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
2. ^ a b "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ LAMINE BA [Communication Lamine Ba]" (in Greek). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
3. ^ a b "Jurgen Klopp eyes double swoop after Liverpool scouts watch PSG's game with Real Madrid". Express. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
4. ^ "Liverpool interested in PSG duo". Read Liverpool. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
5. ^ "Tesserato il difensore francese Lamine Ba [Worried French defender Lamine Ba]" (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
6. ^ Pradayrol, François (28 March 2022). "Mauritanie : première sélection et premier but pour Lamine Ba !" [Mauritania: first selection and first goal for Lamine Ba!]. Moien.lu (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
7. ^ EA Guingamp. El-Hadji Ba : "Je relativise beaucoup, dans ma vie comme dans mon métier" at Ouest France

## External links

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* Lamine Ba at Soccerway

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Mauritania squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

* 1 N. Diaw
* 2 K. Diaw
* 3 Abeid (c)
* 4 Gassama
* 5 L. Ba
* 6 Fofana
* 7 E.H. Ba
* 8 Bodda
* 9 Tanjy
* 10 Thiam
* 11 Anne
* 12 Camara
* 13 N. El Abd
* 14 Dellah Yaly
* 15 Doukara
* 16 Niasse
* 17 El Welly
* 18 S. El Abd
* 19 Koïta
* 20 Keita
* 21 Houbeib
* 22 M. N'Diaye
* 23 Bouna Amar
* 24 B. N'Diaye
* 25 I. Ba
* 26 Ngom
* 27 Kamara
* Coach: Abdou

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