Alaa El Baba
Lebanese footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lebanese footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba (Arabic: علاء الدين عبد الحليم البابا; born 18 April 1993), simply known as Alaa El Baba (Arabic: علاء البابا), is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Tadamon Sour.
.jpg) El Baba with Tadamon Sour in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidon, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tadamon Sour | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Ahli Saida | 19 | (5) |
| 2012–2016 | Safa | 38 | (10) |
| 2016–2022 | Ansar | 57 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | → Safa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tadamon Sour (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Tadamon Sour | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | Příbram | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tadamon Sour | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Lebanon U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Lebanon U22 | 4 | (3) |
| 2015 | Lebanon U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
El Baba joined Ansar in 2016 on a three-year contract.[2] On 9 July 2019, El 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 El Baba retracted his decision.[4]
On 22 August 2019, El Baba moved on a one-year loan to Safa from Ansar.[2] Prior to the loan move, El Baba renewed his contract with Ansar for a further year, with the contract due to expire in 2020.[2]
On 15 August 2020, El Baba signed a three-year contract with Ansar.[5] In 2020–21, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[6] El Baba also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[7]
In July 2021, El Baba was sent on loan to Tadamon Sour.[8] After his contract had expired with Ansar, El Baba signed for Tadamon Sour on a permanent deal in July 2022.[9]
On 9 April 2023, Czech National Football League club Příbram announced the signing of El Baba.[10] However, he did not play a single match for the A-team and left the club after the season.[11]
El Baba played for the Lebanon national under-19 team at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[12]
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