Ludovic Baal

Ludovic Baal (born 24 May 1986) is a French Guianese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Stade Brestois 29.[1][2]

Ludovic Baal
Baal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ludovic Baal
Date of birth (1986-05-24) 24 May 1986
Place of birth Cayenne, French Guiana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Brest
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Le Mans 102 (3)
2011–2015 Lens 130 (2)
2015–2019 Rennes 74 (0)
2019– Brest 4 (0)
National team‡
2012– French Guiana 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2017

Club career

Le Mans

Born in French Guiana, Baal came through the Le Mans youth system, playing 12 games in his first season with Le Mans scoring 1 goal. His impressive performances earned him a spot in the starting 11 playing 38 Ligue 1 matches the following season. Baal scored his first goal against FC Metz, though Le Mans lost 4–3. Baal is known for being a hard full back known for his exceptional physical strength, pace and technique, and has been an important part of the Le Mans team since joining the club. Baal scored his second goal against AC Ajaccio giving Le Mans the 3–0 lead. That night he became the first player to score a goal in the MMArena.

Lens

Baal moved from Le Mans to Ligue 2 rivals RC Lens on 10 June 2011.[3]

Rennes

On 12 June 2015, Baal joined Rennes from Lens, who had been relegated to Ligue 2, signing a three-year contract.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 November 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans 2007–08 Ligue 1 1210000—121
2008–09 1500000—150
2009–10 3800010—390
2010–11 Ligue 2 3724010—422
Total 10234020001083
Lens 2011–12 Ligue 2 3310041—372
2012–13 3305010—390
2013–14 3712020—411
2014–15 Ligue 1 2701000—280
Total 13028071001453
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 2200010—230
2016–17 3301010—350
2017–18 1700030—200
2018–19 2000001[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 740105010810
Brest 2019–20 Ligue 1 400000—40
Career total 3105130141103386
  1. Appearance in the Europa League

International goals
Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2012Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla4–14–12012 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.29 March 2016Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama, Remire-Montjoly, French Guiana Cuba1–03–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
3.9 November 2016Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haiti5–25–22017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References
  1. "Ludovic Baal - French Guiana - Caribbean Football". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. "LUDOVIC BAAL OFFICIELLEMENT BRESTOIS !". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. "Ludovic Baal rejoint Lens" (in French). RC Lens. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. "Mercato. Ludovic Baal signe au Stade Rennais pour 3 ans". Ouest-France (in French). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. Ludovic Baal at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. "Baal, Ludovic". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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