 Ba with Beşiktaş in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Demba Ba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sèvres, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Port Autonome | ||
| 2000–2001 | Frileuse | ||
| 2001–2004 | Montrouge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Rouen | 26 | (22) |
| 2006–2007 | Mouscron | 12 | (8) |
| 2007–2011 | TSG Hoffenheim | 97 | (37) |
| 2011 | West Ham United | 12 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Newcastle United | 54 | (29) |
| 2013–2014 | Chelsea | 33 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Beşiktaş | 29 | (18) |
| 2015–2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | 29 | (20) |
| 2017 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Göztepe | 13 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Shanghai Shenhua | 17 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 59 | (20) |
| 2021 | Lugano | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 386 | (181) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Senegal | 22 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side Albion San Diego.
He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron and then TSG Hoffenheim in Germany in 2007. In 2011, he moved to Premier League side West Ham United. He played only 12 games for West Ham and despite being their league top goal scorer in the 2010–11 season, they were relegated to the Championship and Ba moved to Newcastle United. In January 2013, he completed a move to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, before joining Beşiktaş for €6 million 18 months later. After one season in Turkey, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League.
Born and raised in France, Ba was a full international for Senegal from 2007 to 2015 and represented the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. On 13 September 2021, he announced his retirement from football.
- ^ "Demba Ba". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Demba Ba". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Demba Ba: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.