Lamine Ba (footballer, born 1997)

Lamine Ba (born 24 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for HNL club Varaždin. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career
Ba is a graduate of the youth academy of Guingamp, he joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2015. He made his debut in an UEFA Youth League match against Real Madrid. During the same match, he was scouted by scouts of English club Liverpool. On 15 February 2017, he joined Italian club Virtus Entella on a free transfer.

On 24 July 2017, Ba signed for Cypriot club Doxa. 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 Mozambique. He scored the winning goal in stoppage time.

Personal life
Lamine is the younger brother of fellow Mauritania national football team player El Hadji Ba.