Ousseynou Ba

Ousseynou Ba
	Ba in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ousseynou Ba
Date of birth	11 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir; (on loan from Olympiacos)
Number	27
Youth career
2013–2016	SMASH Academy
2016–2017	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Gazélec Ajaccio
2019–	Olympiacos
2019	→ Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)
2023–	→ İstanbul Başakşehir (loan)
International career‡
2020–	Senegal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021

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Ousseynou Ba (born 11 November 1995) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for İstanbul Başakşehir on loan from Greek Super League club Olympiacos.

Club career

Ba was a youth product from the Senegalese SMASH academy, before moving to Amiens in the summer of 2016. Unable to get a work permit for them, after a year of not playing Ba managed to get a work permit when he signed with Gazélec Ajaccio in June 2017.^[2] He made his professional debut for Gazélec Ajaccio in a 1–1 tie with FC Valenciennes on 28 July 2017.^[3]

In January 2019 Ba signed with the Greek club Olympiakos for an undisclosed fee, but it is decided to play till the end of the season in Ajaccio.^[4] His first appearance came against Lamia on 28 September 2019.^[5] During the 2019–20 season, Avraam Papadopoulos’ injuries along with those of Rúben Semedo and Pape Abou Cissé suddenly brought the previously fifth-choice center-back, Ba into the side. This was the opportunity the player needed. After coming into the starting line-up in early December versus Panetolikos, Ba remained there until the season was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During that stretch, Ba played 16 matches in less than 100 days, participating as a starter in every one of those games.^[6]

On 29 August 2023, Ba joined Süper Lig club Başakşehir on a season-long loan deal with the option to make the transfer permanent.^[7]

International career

On 8 March 2020, the 25-year-old central defender was called to the Senegal national team for the first time in his career. Within six months, the African has managed to win a place in Olympiacos squad, play in the Europa League and called for the two upcoming matches for the 2020 African Cup Qualifiers, against Guinea Bissau on 28 and 31 March.^[8] He first represented the Senegal national team in a friendly 3-1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 April 2023^[10]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gazélec Ajaccio	2017–18	Ligue 2	28	0	2	0	2	0	—		32	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	29	1	2	0	1	0	—		34	1
	Total		57	1	4	0	3	0	—		66	1
Olympiacos	2019–20	Super League Greece	22	0	2	0	—		5	0	29	0
	2020–21	Super League Greece	19	1	4	0	—		8	0	31	1
	2021–22	Super League Greece	18	0	3	0	—		7	0	28	0
	2022–23	Super League Greece	19	0	1	0	—		5	0	25	0
	Total		78	1	10	0	—		25	0	113	1
Career total			135	2	14	0	3	0	25	0	179	2

Honours

Olympiacos

References

^ liberte-algerie.com. "Le Sénégalais Ousseynou Ba officiellement retenu par la JSK: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com".
^ "Un an après son arrivée en France, Ousseynou Ba va enfin découvrir la Ligue 2 - MaLigue2". 17 July 2017.
^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 1 - Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.ligue1.com.
^ "Και τυπικά παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Μπα!". www.to10.gr (in Greek). 1 January 2019.
^ "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ "BA'S RISE THE CULMINATION OF A PERFECT STORM". www.agonasport.com. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "HOŞ GELDİN OUSSEYNOU BA" [WELCOME OUSSEYNOU BA]. ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Ολυμπιακός: Πρώτη φορά στην εθνική Σενεγάλης ο Μπα". www.sport24.gr. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
^ Ousseynou Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

External links

Ousseynou Ba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Ousseynou Ba at Soccerway
Ousseynou Ba at L'Équipe Football (in French)

[1] rte-algerie.com. "Le Sénégalais Ousseynou Ba officiellement retenu par la JSK: Toute l'actualité sur liberte-algerie.com".

[2] "Un an après son arrivée en France, Ousseynou Ba va enfin découvrir la Ligue 2 - MaLigue2". 17 July 2017.

[3] "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 1 - Valenciennes FC / Gazélec FC Ajaccio". www.ligue1.com.

[4] "Και τυπικά παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Μπα!". www.to10.gr (in Greek). 1 January 2019.

[5] "Λοβέρα και Μπα δείχνουν ότι έχουν και μέλλον, αλλά και παρόν". www.gazzetta.gr. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[6] "BA'S RISE THE CULMINATION OF A PERFECT STORM". www.agonasport.com. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[7] "HOŞ GELDİN OUSSEYNOU BA" [WELCOME OUSSEYNOU BA]. ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[8] "Ολυμπιακός: Πρώτη φορά στην εθνική Σενεγάλης ο Μπα". www.sport24.gr. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[9] "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.

[10] Ousseynou Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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