Abdoulaye Ba

Club

As of match played 28 May 2023

International

Born in Saint-Louis, Ba joined FC Porto's academy in 2008, aged 17. He spent his first two seasons as a senior on loan to two other Portuguese clubs, S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga and Académica de Coimbra of the Primeira Liga. He made his debut in the latter competition on 15 August 2011 in a 2–1 away win over U.D. Leiria, also playing the full 90 minutes against Sporting CP in the final of the Taça de Portugal, which ended 1–0 for the Students. In September 2012, Porto bought back 25% of Ba's economic rights for €750,000 from investor "Pearl Design Holding Limited", with his value being estimated at €3 million at that time. He made his first league appearance for the Dragons on 2 November of that year, coming on as a substitute for the injured Maicon in the first half of an eventual 5–0 home victory over C.S. Marítimo. Ba was sent off for two bookable offences in the final of the Taça da Liga against S.C. Braga on 13 April 2013, the second of which also resulted in a penalty and the game's only goal, scored by Alan in the last minute of the first half. On 3 September, he moved to fellow top-division team Vitória S.C. for one year. On 1 February 2014, Ba returned to Porto after appearing sparingly with the Minho Province side. On 4 August, he joined La Liga's Rayo Vallecano also in a temporary deal. In the following summer more of the same, as he moved to Fenerbahçe SK. For 2016–17, Ba continued in the Turkish Süper Lig, joining Alanyaspor also on loan. After a spell at…

Ba represented Senegal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He had won his first cap for the full side on 29 February of that year, in a 0–0 friendly draw with South Africa.

Ba's older brothers, Mamadou and Pape Samba, were also footballers.