Lamine Ba (born 24 August 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for HNL club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Ba is a graduate of the youth academy of

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, he joined

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in the summer of 2015. He made his debut in an

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match against

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. During the same match, he was scouted by scouts of English club

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. On 15 February 2017, he joined Italian club

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on a free transfer. On 24 July 2017, Ba signed for Cypriot club

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. He was assigned the number 4 jersey.

International career

On 26 March 2022, Ba made his first appearance for the Mauritania national team in a 2–1 friendly win over

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. He scored the winning goal in

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Personal life

Lamine is the younger brother of fellow

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player

El Hadji Ba El Hadji Ba (born 5 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Linense. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team. Career Ba made his professional debut on 24 February 2012 in a ...

.EA Guingamp. El-Hadji Ba : "Je relativise beaucoup, dans ma vie comme dans mon métier"
at Ouest France

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