Pape Meïssa Ba

Pape Meïssa Ba
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Widzew Łódź
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Dakar Sacré-Coeur
2019–2021 Troyes II 16 (6)
2019–2021 Troyes 20 (3)
2021–2022 Red Star 46 (24)
2022–2025 Grenoble 87 (23)
2025 Schalke 04 13 (2)
2025– Widzew Łódź 4 (0)
2026 → Red Star (loan) 15 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026

Pape Meïssa Ba (born 4 July 1997) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.[2]

Career

Ba is a youth product of Dakar Sacré-Coeur.[3] On 23 February 2019, he signed a professional contract with Troyes.[4] He made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Nancy on 8 November 2019.[5] On 3 December 2019, he scored his first senior goal for the club in a Ligue 2 match against Rodez.[6]

On 31 January 2021, Ba joined Championnat National club Red Star,[7] where he became a regular starter.[8] In the 2021–22 Championnat National, he finished as top scorer with 21 goals. In June 2022, Ba signed for Ligue 2 side Grenoble on a three-year contract.[9]

On 29 January 2025, Ba signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[10]

On 5 September 2025, Ba moved to Widzew Łódź in Poland on a three-season deal.[11] On 7 January 2026, Ba returned to France and re-joined Red Star in Ligue 2 on loan.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Troyes II 2018–19 Championnat National 3 52—52
2019–20 Championnat National 3 114—114
Total 166—166
Troyes 2019–20 Ligue 2 9110101
2020–21 Ligue 2 11200112
Total 20310213
Red Star 2020–21 Championnat National 15343196
2021–22 Championnat National 3121203321
Total 4624635227
Grenoble 2022–23 Ligue 2 35251403
2023–24 Ligue 2 3411113512
2024–25 Ligue 2 1810212011
Total 8723839526
Schalke 04 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 132—132
Widzew Łódź 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 400040
Red Star (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 2 16[b]2—162
Career total 2026015621766
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes one appearance in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Pape Meïssa Ba" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Tomegah, Rodolph (22 February 2019). "Pape Meïssa Ba: Le Sénégalais s'est engagé en faveur de Troyes" [Pape Meïssa Ba: The Senegalese has signed for Troyes]. Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Tomegah, Rodolph (22 February 2019). "Pape Meïssa Ba: Le Sénégalais s'est engagé en faveur de Troyes" [Pape Meïssa Ba: The Senegalese has signed for Troyes]. Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pape Meïssa Ba à l'Estac". www.estac.fr. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nancy vs. Troyes - 8 November 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Troyes vs. Rodez 1-0". Soccerway. 3 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mercato: Pape Ba quitte l'Estac pour le Red Star". L'Est-Éclair (in French). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Matten, Ludovic (8 April 2021). "L'ancien attaquant de l'Estac, Pape Meïssa Ba, s'épanouit au Red Star". L'Est Éclair (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Le GF38 enrôle Pape Meissa Ba, le meilleur buteur du National !" [GF38 signs Pape Meissa Ba, top scorer of the National!] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Striker Pape Meïssa Ba joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 29 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Pape Meissa Ba 2028!" [Pape Meissa Ba 2028!] (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "PAPE MEÏSSA BA SIGNE EN PRÊT" [PAPE MEÏSSA BA SIGNS ON LOAN] (in French). Red Star FC. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Pape Meïssa Ba at Soccerway
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