Alaa Al Baba

Alaaeddine Abdelhalim Al Baba (Arabic: علاء الدين عبد الحليم البابا‎; born 18 April 1993), or simply Alaa Al Baba (Arabic: علاء البابا‎), is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar.

Alaa Al Baba
Personal information
Full name Alaaeddine Abdelhalim Al Baba
Date of birth (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Ahli Saida 19 (5)
2012–2016 Safa 38 (10)
2016– Ansar 55 (10)
2019–2020 → Safa (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2011 Lebanon U20[1] 4 (0)
2012–2015 Lebanon U23 5 (3)
2014–2016 Lebanon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2020

Club career

Al Baba joined Ansar in 2016 on a three-year contract.[2] On 9 July 2019, Al Baba announced his decision to retire from football, stating that "his current goal is to return to his working life and focus on building a future for himself and his family".[3] However, on 21 August Al Baba retracted his decision.[4]

On 22 August 2019, Al Baba moved on a one-year loan to Safa from Ansar.[2] Prior to the loan move, Al Baba renewed his contract with Ansar for a further year, with the contract due to expire in 2020.[2] On 15 August 2020, Al Baba signed a three-year contract with Ansar.[5]

Honours

Club

Safa

Ansar

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Official Home of Asian Football". archive.is. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "علاء البابا ينتقل إلى الصفاء". كووورة. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "علاء البابا يعلق حذاءه إلى الأبد". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. "علاء البابا يتراجع عن قرار الاعتزال". كووورة. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "علاء البابا يوقع للأنصار". كووورة. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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