Ziyad Baha

Club career Baha began his footballing career in Morocco with FUS Rabat, where he won the national youth championship in 2022, before a move to his father's former club, Málaga, in 2023.

He later secured a move to Olympique de Marseille's U-17 side in January 2026, later going up to Olympique Marseille's U-19s in July 2026.

International career Baha was called up to the Morocco under-17 side for the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament in Morocco, where his three goals helped his nation to qualify for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. At the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, again hosted in Morocco, he kept up his goalscoring form, netting twice against Uganda in the opening match. Following Morocco's 0–0 draw in their semi-final match against the Ivory Coast, Baha scored his penalty in the resulting 4–3 shoot-out win, with his father Nabil admitting he was unable to watch his son take the shot. Another successful Baha penalty in Morocco's 4–2 shoot-out win against Mali saw his nation lift the trophy.

Style of play When his father, Nabil Baha, was asked what it was like to coach his son at the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, he described Baha as a "number 10 or number 9", and highlighted that he was playing "phenomenally" against players older than him at the tournament. Baha himself states that he watched clips of his father, who also played as a centre-forward, in order to improve.

He was described by Spanish football website as a "complete forward" noted for his dribbling and ability to create chances with little space to work in. This was shown in Baha's goal in a 5–1 win against Egypt at the 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament; receiving the ball on the goal-line, he shrugged off defender Hamza El Degawy, before beating Nour Ashraf and then El Degawy again, then rifling the ball beyond goalkeeper Amr Taha. His prolific form at under-17 level for Morocco lead to him being described as a "goal machine".

Honours Morocco U17 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations: 2025