Georges Ba (born 21 January 1979) is an Ivorian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Georges Ba has played for a number of clubs in

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and also for

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

. He traveled to

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in early 2008 for a trial with

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, and on 29 March 2008 instead joined another

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side, Gillingham, on a deal which ran until the end of the 2007–08 season. He made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 home win against

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on 1 April, but he was released at the end of the season after four games for the

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-based club, and rejoined

. On 17 December he was released from his contract with Netanya for the second time. He has since returned to France. and recently moved to America to start his own professional soccer training business. He coached an Under-16 team called Capistrano FC, from San Juan Capistrano.

Current

Georges Ba runs a Professional Soccer Training Business in Irvine, California, as of February 2019.

Honours

Championnat de France amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

(1): ** 2010-11 *

Réunion Premier League The Réunion Premier League or Championnat de La Réunion de football is the top division of football on the French overseas territory of Réunion. The league is run and managed by the Réunionese Football League under the watch of the French ...

(1): **2012 *

- 2012 Top Goalscorer (9 goals)

References

KAAI TECH LLC

External links

https://georgesba.soccer (Official Website)
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