Issa Ba

Issa Ba (born 7 October 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career Ba was born on 7 October 1981 in Dakar, Senegal. He began playing football in 1998 at local club, AS Police. His following appearance took place on 3 February 2001, when he scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Le Mans. In the same season, he scored a career-best seven goals in the league. He helped his side win the 2006 Intertoto Cup, playing in the 4–1 win against Farul Constanța in the first leg of the final. Afterwards, the team played in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, reaching the group stage where Ba made four appearances. On 2 November 2008, he made his last Ligue 1 appearance in Auxerre's 1–0 loss to Caen, having a total of 24 matches in the competition.

In 2009, Ba joined Spanish third league team Terrassa, but did not make a single league appearance there. After 10 league appearances for Wisła, Ba switched countries again, going to Romania to join FCM Târgu Mureș. In the middle of the 2011–12 season, Ba left Târgu Mureș and signed with Gaz Metan Mediaș. In May 2012, Ba went to play for Dinamo București. In his debut, he played as a starter under coach Dario Bonetti, forming a central midfield partnership with compatriot Boubacar Mansaly during the penalty shoot-out victory against CFR Cluj in the 2012 Supercupa României. Subsequently, he played in a 2–0 home loss to Metalist Kharkiv in the 2012–13 Europa League play-off round, having a total of nine matches in European competitions (including one appearance in the Intertoto Cup). On 17 November, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against Viitorul Constanța. Ba made his last Liga I appearance on 23 November 2012 in a 2–1 home win over Oțelul Galați, totaling 50 matches with one goal in the competition. In 2014, he returned to Senegal to play for ASC Diaraf. Subsequently, he played in a 1–0 loss to Togo during the 2002 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Senegal reached the semi-finals where they were defeated 2–1 by Egypt. Ba made his last appearance for the national team on 1 March 2006 in a 2–1 friendly win against Norway, having a total of 18 matches with one goal for the Lions of Teranga.

Career statistics Score and result list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Ba goal.

+ International goal scored by Issa Ba No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 23 January 2006 Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt 2–0 2–0 2006 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours Auxerre Intertoto Cup: 2008 Dinamo București Supercupa României: 2012