Alaa El Baba

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Alaa El Baba
File:2021-22 Shabab Bourj vs Tadamon Sour 04 (Alaa El Baba).jpg
El Baba with Tadamon Sour in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position 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)
2019–2020Safa (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022Tadamon 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 as of 10:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Alaa El Din Abdul Halim El Baba (Arabic: عَلَاء الدِّين عَبْد الْحَلِيم الْبَابَا; 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.

Club career

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Ansar

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2016–2019: Early career

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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]

2019–20: Loan to Safa

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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]

2020–21 season

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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]

Tadamon Sour

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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]

Příbram

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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]

International career

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El Baba played for the Lebanon national under-19 team at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[12]

Honours

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Safa

Ansar

Individual

References

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