Ludovic Baal
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ludovic Baal | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Cayenne, French Guiana | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Le Mans | 102 | (3) |
2011–2015 | Lens | 130 | (2) |
2015–2019 | Rennes | 74 | (0) |
2019– | Brest | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | French Guiana | 12 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 July 2017 |
Ludovic Baal (born 24 May 1986) is a French Guianese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois 29.[1][2]
Club career
Le Mans
Born in French Guiana, Baal came through the Le Mans youth system, playing 12 games in his first season with Le Mans scoring 1 goal. His impressive performances earned him a spot in the starting 11 playing 38 Ligue 1 matches the following season. Baal scored his first goal against FC Metz, though Le Mans lost 4–3. Baal is known for being a hard full back known for his exceptional physical strength, pace and technique, and has been an important part of the Le Mans team since joining the club. Baal scored his second goal against AC Ajaccio giving Le Mans the 3–0 lead. That night he became the first player to score a goal in the MMArena.
Lens
Baal moved from Le Mans to Ligue 2 rivals RC Lens on 10 June 2011.[3]
Rennes
On 12 June 2015, Baal joined Rennes from Lens, who had been relegated to Ligue 2, signing a three-year contract.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2019[5]
Club | Season | Division | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Le Mans | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | ||
Total | 102 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 3 | ||
Lens | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |
2012–13 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
Total | 130 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3 | ||
Rennes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
Brest | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 310 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 338 | 6 |
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
International goals
- Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.[6]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 12 October 2012 | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Anguilla | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2. | 29 March 2016 | Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana | Cuba | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
3. | 9 November 2016 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Ludovic Baal - French Guiana - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "LUDOVIC BAAL OFFICIELLEMENT BRESTOIS !". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Ludovic Baal rejoint Lens" (in French). RC Lens. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Mercato. Ludovic Baal signe au Stade Rennais pour 3 ans". Ouest-France (in French). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Ludovic Baal at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Baal, Ludovic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
External links
- Ludovic Baal – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Ludovic Baal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at L'Équipe
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- Association football fullbacks
- Association football midfielders
- French footballers
- French Guianan footballers
- Le Mans FC players
- RC Lens players
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- French Guiana international footballers
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players