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Georges Ba

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Georges Ba
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-21) 21 January 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Tours FC 69 (25)
2001–2002 Entente SSG 26 (6)
2002–2003 Besançon 32 (15)
2003–2005 Nice 21 (3)
2004–2005Montpellier (loan) 6 (0)
2005Le Mans (loan) 13 (7)
2005–2007 Troyes 27 (4)
2007 Maccabi Netanya 8 (2)
2008 Gillingham 4 (0)
2008 Maccabi Netanya 10 (1)
2009–2010 Ajaccio 10 (1)
2010–2011 Vendée Poiré sur Vie 13 (2)
2012 SS Saint-Louisienne 17 (9)
2013 USS Tamponnaise 17 (9)
International career
2003 Ivory Coast 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georges Ba (born 21 January 1979) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Ba played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He traveled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United,[1] and on 29 March 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal which ran until the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] He made his Gillingham debut in a 2–1 home win against Luton Town on 1 April,[3] He was released at the end of the season after four games for the Kent-based club, and rejoined Maccabi Netanya. On 17 December he was released from his contract with Netanya for the second time.

Post-playing career

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Ba runs a Professional Soccer Training Business in Irvine, California, as of October 2023.[4]

Personal life

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Born in Abidjan, Ba holds both Ivorian and French nationalities.[5]

References

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  1. Pearson, James (19 March 2008). "Macca looks at Ba". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. Official Gillingham website[permanent dead link]
  3. Cawdell, Luke (2 April 2008). "Ba quick to make an impression". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. "Georges Ba | Coach | Irvine, California – Former International Pro Soccer Player". Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. "Georges BA". unfp.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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