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===Newcastle United===
===Newcastle United===
On 17 June 2011, Ba signed for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110617/ba-seals-united-move_2281670_2377974|title=Ba Seals United Move|publisher=Newcastle United FC|accessdate=17 June 2011|date=17 June 2011}}</ref> He made his Newcastle debut at home against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 13 August 2011. This game resulted in 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14429552.stm|title=Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 September 2011|date=13 August 2011}}</ref> Ba had a slow start to his Newcastle career affected by his observance of the holy Islamic month of [[Ramadan]] which requires fasting during daylight hours.<ref name=Ramadan>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Scott|title=Ba fast making up for a slow start|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle/9270843.Ba_fast_making_up_for_a_slow_start/|accessdate=26 September 2011|newspaper=The Northern Echo|date=26 September 2011}}</ref> He scored his first goals for [[Newcastle United F.C.|the Magpies]] on 24 September 2011 with a [[hat-trick]] against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in a 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14958133.stm|title=Newcastle 3-1 Blackburn|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 September 2011|date=24 September 2011}}</ref>
On 17 June 2011, Ba signed for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110617/ba-seals-united-move_2281670_2377974|title=Ba Seals United Move|publisher=Newcastle United FC|accessdate=17 June 2011|date=17 June 2011}}</ref> He made his Newcastle debut at home against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 13 August 2011. This game resulted in 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14429552.stm|title=Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 September 2011|date=13 August 2011}}</ref> Ba had a slow start to his Newcastle career affected by his observance of the holy Islamic month of [[Ramadan]] which requires fasting during daylight hours.<ref name=Ramadan>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Scott|title=Ba fast making up for a slow start|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle/9270843.Ba_fast_making_up_for_a_slow_start/|accessdate=26 September 2011|newspaper=The Northern Echo|date=26 September 2011}}</ref> He scored his first goals for [[Newcastle United F.C.|the Magpies]] on 24 September 2011 with a [[hat-trick]] against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in a 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/14958133.stm|title=Newcastle 3-1 Blackburn|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 September 2011|date=24 September 2011}}</ref>. Ba's fourth was the result of a near-post header in Newcastle's 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1st October 2011, whilst an early second half equaliser in Newcastle's next fixture, a 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur, increased his tally to five for the season.


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 20:11, 16 October 2011

Demba Ba
Personal information
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 19
Youth career
1998–2000 Port Autonome du Havre
2000–2001 Frileuse
2001–2004 Montrouge
2004–2005 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Rouen 26 (22)
2006–2007 Mouscron 12 (8)
2007–2011 1899 Hoffenheim 97 (37)
2011 West Ham United 12 (7)
2011– Newcastle United 7 (5)
International career‡
2007– Senegal 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 April 2011

Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.

Early life

Ba was born in Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine), the sixth child of residents in suburban Paris, and grew up in Seine-Maritime with his seven brothers and sisters.

He joined a youth club in Montgaillard in 1992. Whilst studying in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, he played for Port Autonome du Havre between 1998 and 2000, and then for Frileuse between 2000 and 2001.

In 2001 his family moved to Châtillon and Ba played for Montrouge. He played there until 2004, at which point he decided to concentrate on his football. He had trials with Olympique Lyonnais and then with AJ Auxerre, both of which were unsuccessful. He then left France to take part in trials at Watford and Barnsley, and was offered a one year deal at Watford. After Watford manager Ray Lewington was sacked in 2005, Ba found that he was not in the first team plans of Aidy Boothroyd, and left the club in March 2005.

Career

Club career

Ba signed with Alain Michel because they were both moving to Rouen on a one year contract, and Ba enjoyed a highly successful season with the club. Mouscron beat off competition from numerous other clubs to win Ba's signature in 2006. Scoring in each of his first three games, he then picked up fractures in his tibia and fibula, and out of action between August 2006 and April 2007. Following his eight month recovery period he scored seven goals in nine games, and picked up his first international cap.

1899 Hoffenheim

Ba with West Ham, March 2011

On 29 August 2007, he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim for €3 million. Ba was an integral part of Hoffenheim's promotion to the Bundesliga and their successful first season in the Bundesliga, where they finished seventh after leading during the Christmas break. In that season he scored 14 goals, only missing one game all season. These goals included a hat-trick in a 3–3 game against Stuttgart on 24 February 2009. In all competitions Ba scored 40 goals in 103 appearances for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[2] In July 2009, he was due to move to VfB Stuttgart, but the move fell through after he failed a medical.[3] In December of that year Ba extended his contract at Hoffenheim to 2013.[4]

West Ham United

In January 2011, Ba refused to travel to Hoffenheim's training camp as he wanted to move to West Ham United.[5] Hoffenheim announced that Ba would be punished.[6] However, Ba claimed that Hoffenheim had assured him that he would be allowed to leave the club under the current conditions.[7] In January 2011 a proposed move to Stoke City fell through after Ba failed a medical.[8] He completed his move to West Ham on 28 January, signing a three-year deal that would take him until June 2014.[9] The transfer fee was undisclosed but was dependent upon Ba's appearances for West Ham.[10] Ba made his West Ham and Premier League debut on 6 February coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Robbie Keane in a 1–0 home defeat by Birmingham City.[11] His first West Ham goals came on 12 February when Ba, making his full debut, scored twice for West Ham in a 3–3 draw against West Bromwich Albion.[12] Ba scored two goals against Wigan Athletic on 15 May 2011, giving West Ham a 2–0 lead at half-time. West Ham lost 3–2 and were relegated from the Premier League.[13] He finished as West Ham's top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals from twelve games.[14]

Newcastle United

On 17 June 2011, Ba signed for Newcastle United on a three-year deal.[15] He made his Newcastle debut at home against Arsenal on 13 August 2011. This game resulted in 0–0 draw.[16] Ba had a slow start to his Newcastle career affected by his observance of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan which requires fasting during daylight hours.[17] He scored his first goals for the Magpies on 24 September 2011 with a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers in a 3–1 win.[18]. Ba's fourth was the result of a near-post header in Newcastle's 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1st October 2011, whilst an early second half equaliser in Newcastle's next fixture, a 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur, increased his tally to five for the season.

International career

Ba has played a total of ten games for Senegal, scoring three goals.[19] He scored on his debut against Tanzania, in June 2007.

Career statistics

As of 16 October 2011

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References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ "1899 Hoffenheim signs Carlos Eduardo and Demba Ba" (in German). tsg-hoffenheim.de. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Stuttgart ist das Risiko zu groß". Kicker (sports magazine) (in German). 9 July 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Obasi, Ba und Compper verlängern Verträge vorzeitig" (in German). achtzehn99.de. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Jetzt provoziert Ba seinen Rauswurf!". Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (in German). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Demba Ba verweigert Nachreise ins Trainingslager – 1899 Hoffenheim kündigt Konsequenzen an". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Explanation from Demba". Official Website of Demba Ba. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Hoffenheim striker Demba Ba fails Stoke City medical". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  9. ^ "West Ham sign Senegal striker Demba Ba until 2014". BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Hammers capture Ba". whufc.com. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  11. ^ "West Ham 0 – 1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  12. ^ "West Brom 3 – 3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  13. ^ McNulty, Phil (May 15, 2011). "Wigan 3 - 2 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  14. ^ "West Ham Stats 2010-11". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  15. ^ "Ba Seals United Move". Newcastle United FC. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  17. ^ Wilson, Scott (26 September 2011). "Ba fast making up for a slow start". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  18. ^ "Newcastle 3-1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  19. ^ Demba Ba at National-Football-Teams.com

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