Ba in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Hof, Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000 | VfB Moschendorf | ||
0000–2016 | Bayern Hof | ||
2016–2022 | RB Leipzig | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → LASK (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2021–2022 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 10 May 2023 (UTC) |
Sanoussy Ba (born 5 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back and wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.
Early life
Sanoussy Ba was born in Hof, Bavaria, where he started playing football with VfB Moschendorf, before joining the town's main club, SpVgg Bayern Hof.
Club career
Sanoussy Ba joined RB Leipzig in 2016, where he entered the first team on the summer 2022. During the pre-season, he played the friendly against Klopp's Liverpool.
Ba made his professional debut for RB Leipzig on the 30 August 2022, replacing Mohamed Simakan at the hour mark of a 8–0 away Cup win to FC Teutonia Ottensen. He became a regular feature in the match-day squad, both in Bundesliga, and in the Champions League, figuring on the bench during the 2–0 away win against Celtic FC.
On 1 July 2024, Ba signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig.
International career
Born in Germany, Ba is of Senegalese descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having started playing with the under-18s in the late summer 2021.
Style of play
An ambidextrous footballer, Sanoussy Ba is able to play both as a full-back or higher, as a wing-back even an offensive winger, always on the left side.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
RB Leipzig | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
LASK (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
Career total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
RB Leipzig
References
- "Sanoussy Ba". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Schädlich, Marcus (10 June 2022). "RB-Spieler aus Hof: Moschendorf und Hof hoffen auf Geld - Frankenpost". Frankenpost [de] (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Schädlich, Marcus (22 July 2022). "Sanoussy Ba: Hofer Junge spielt gegen Klopps Team - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Zeissler, Nico (9 June 2022). "Konkurrenz für Angelino? Neuer Verteidiger in RB Leipzigs Profikader". Tag24 (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Fritz, Thomas (31 August 2022). ""Unglaublich glücklich": Sanoussy Ba feiert Debüt für RB". RB live (in German). Landesportal Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Fabian (9 June 2022). "RB Leipzig: Talent Sanoussy Ba steigt zu den Profis auf". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & how to watch". Goal. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Schädlich, Marcus (31 August 2022). "RB Leipzig: Hofer feiert Profi-Debüt - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Meise, Robin (31 August 2022). "Sanoussy Ba feiert Profidebüt für RB Leipzig". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "Timo Werner hat-trick helps RB Leipzig cruise against minnows Teutonia Ottensen in DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "Celtic - RB Leipzig live". Marca. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Sanoussy Ba" [Eintracht Braunschweig signs Sanoussy Ba] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- "Sanoussy Ba | Spielerpositionen | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga 2022/23". kicker.
- Schädlich, Marcus (23 August 2021). "Fußball-Nationalspieler: Max Voigt und Sanoussy Ba für U18 nominiert - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway
- "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
External links
- Profile at the RB Leipzig website
- Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway
Eintracht Braunschweig – current squad | |
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Hof, Bavaria
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German people of Senegalese descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Bundesliga players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- RB Leipzig players
- LASK players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- 21st-century German sportsmen