Sanoussy Ba

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Sanoussy Ba
Ba in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Hof, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, wing-back
Team information
Current team
LASK
(on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 25
Youth career
0000 VfB Moschendorf
0000–2016 Bayern Hof
2016–2022 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– RB Leipzig 1 (0)
2023–LASK (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Germany U18 4 (0)
2022– Germany U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Sanoussy Ba (born 5 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back and wing-back for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK, on loan from RB Leipzig.[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]

International career[edit]

Born in Germany, Ba is of Senegalese descent.[13] He is a youth international for Germany, having started playing with the under-18s in the late summer 2021.[5][14]

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]

Honours[edit]

RB Leipzig

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sanoussy Ba". RB Leipzig. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ Sanoussy Ba at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (10 June 2022). "RB-Spieler aus Hof: Moschendorf und Hof hoffen auf Geld - Frankenpost". Frankenpost [de] (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Schädlich, Marcus (22 July 2022). "Sanoussy Ba: Hofer Junge spielt gegen Klopps Team - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Kirschbaum, Fabian (9 June 2022). "RB Leipzig: Talent Sanoussy Ba steigt zu den Profis auf". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "RB Leipzig vs Liverpool: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time & how to watch". Goal. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ Schädlich, Marcus (31 August 2022). "RB Leipzig: Hofer feiert Profi-Debüt - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ Meise, Robin (31 August 2022). "Sanoussy Ba feiert Profidebüt für RB Leipzig". LigaInsider (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Timo Werner hat-trick helps RB Leipzig cruise against minnows Teutonia Ottensen in DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Celtic - RB Leipzig live". Marca. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Sanoussy Ba | Spielerpositionen | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga 2022/23". kicker.
  14. ^ Schädlich, Marcus (23 August 2021). "Fußball-Nationalspieler: Max Voigt und Sanoussy Ba für U18 nominiert - Frankenpost". Frankenpost (in German). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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