Sanoussy Ba
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.jpg) Ba in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hof, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfB Moschendorf | |||
| –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.[2]
Early life
[edit]Sanoussy Ba was born in Hof, Bavaria, where he started playing football with VfB Moschendorf,[3] before joining the town's main club, SpVgg Bayern Hof.[4]
Club career
[edit]Sanoussy Ba joined RB Leipzig in 2016,[5][6] where he entered the first team on the summer 2022.[3][5][7] During the pre-season, he played the friendly against Klopp's Liverpool.[4][8]
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.[6][9][10][11] 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.[12]
On 1 July 2024, Ba signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Braunschweig.[13]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Ba is of Senegalese descent.[14] He is a youth international for Germany, having started playing with the under-18s in the late summer 2021.[5][15]
Style of play
[edit]An ambidextrous footballer,[5] 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.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]RB Leipzig
References
[edit]- ^ "Sanoussy Ba". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (10 June 2022). "RB-Spieler aus Hof: Moschendorf und Hof hoffen auf Geld - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (22 July 2022). "Sanoussy Ba: Hofer Junge spielt gegen Klopps Team - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Zeissler, Nico (9 June 2022). "Konkurrenz für Angelino? Neuer Verteidiger in RB Leipzigs Profikader". Tag24 (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b Fritz, Thomas (31 August 2022). ""Unglaublich glücklich": Sanoussy Ba feiert Debüt für RB". RB live (in German). Landesportal Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Profile at the RB Leipzig website
- Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway