Pape Ibnou Ba (born 5 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Pau, on loan from Le Havre. Born in Senegal, he plays for the Mauritania national team. Club career Ba is a youth product of his local club Linguère, and was the record top scorer in a single Senegal Premier League, with 17 goals in the 2015–16 season. On 3 January 2017, Ba signed for Lebanese Premier League side Ahed, scoring three goals in five matches. On 29 June 2020, Ba signed with Niort after a prolific stint with Athlético Marseille in the amateur leagues of France. He made his professional debut with Niort in 1–0 Ligue 2 win over En Avant Guingamp on 22 August 2020, scoring his side's only goal of the game. On 1 September, Ba joins Pau on a one season loan deal. International career Born in Senegal, Ba is of Mauritanian descent. He was called up to represent the Mauritania national team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He debuted with the Mauritania national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with Burkina Faso on 30 December 2021. References Honours Al Ahed Lebanese Premier League: 2016–17 External links 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Louis, Senegal Citizens of Mauritania through descent Mauritanian footballers Mauritania international footballers Senegalese footballers Mauritanian people of Senegalese descent Sportspeople of Senegalese descent Senegalese people of Mauritanian descent Sportspeople of Mauritanian descent Association football forwards Chamois Niortais F.C. players Al Ahed FC players ASC Linguère players Pau FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Lebanese Premier League players Senegal Premier League players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Mauritanian expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Lebanon Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon