L. Ba

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Slask Wroclaw	1	0	6.3	—	—
2025/26	NK Varazdin · 3rd	15	0	6.7	25	16
2024/25	NK Varazdin	15	0	6.95	—	—
2023/24	NK Varazdin	18	0	6.82	—	—
2022/23	NK Varazdin	14	1	6.78	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Mauritania · international

Side	Apps	G
Mauritania	25	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Ba is a 28-year-old central defender at NK Varazdin, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 136th of 191 on scout potential in the HNL. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ba.

Judged on this season alone, Ba graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL, on 4 clean sheets and 3.738 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Ba, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 23rd of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the HNL. At 28 Ba is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential23rd of 31 centre-backs · HNL Current season17th of 31 centre-backs · HNL17th-best centre-back in the HNL136th in the HNL · potential23rd-highest potential centre-back in the HNL

24.5

Ratingi

23rd of 31 centre-backs

16.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.74

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · NK Varazdin finished 3rd of 10 · an upper-table side

3.74

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 10) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.5, Ba carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the HNL of 31. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.9%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.738

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %75

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %80

Cards / 900.293

Foul involvement / 901.612

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 28, Ba sits on 2.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ba's projected Rating — 24.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the HNL with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles8

Dribble success80%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions21

Blocks14

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Slask Wroclaw2025/26 – now

NK Varazdin2022/23 – 2025/26

Progres Niederkorn2020/21 – 2022/23

Doxa2017/18 – 2020/21

Virtus Entella2016/17 – 2017/18

Paris Saint Germainuntil 2016/17

About L. Ba

L. Ba is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for NK Varazdin, born on August 24, 1997 in Villepinte, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Mauritania. NK Varazdin currently sit 3rd of 10 in the HNL.

This season

In the current season, L. Ba has made 15 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,228 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

Recent matches

September 13, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs HNK Hajduk Split (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Ba at 24.5 with a Season form score of 16.3, ranking 136th of 191 centre-backs in the HNL. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championnat National U19. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, L. Ba has totalled 155 club appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 28 appearances for Doxa.

L. Ba's career has also included time at Slask Wroclaw, Progres Niederkorn, Doxa, Virtus Entella and Paris Saint Germain.

On the international stage, L. Ba has represented Mauritania — 25 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · NK Varazdin finished 3rd of 10 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points