Adriel Ba Loua
 Adriel Ba Loua in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Yopougon, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2013 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Lille OSC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 52 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → MFK Karviná (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | MFK Karviná | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | (7) |
| 2021– | Lech Poznań | 54 | (5) |
| 2022 | Lech Poznań II | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 | |||
Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua (born 25 July 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Career
Early career
Ba Loua began his career in the club ASEC Mimosas in the Abidjan city of Côte d'Ivoire. Ba Loua starred at the youth department as 11 years old and joined the first-team squad as 16-year-old. He got two seasons at the club's first team.
Lille
In the summer of 2015, Hervé Renard entrusted him to the French club Lille on a lease agreement. Renard was at the forefront of the Ivory Coast national team before he was coached in Lille in the summer of 2015. Renard was fired after thirteen matches for the French club, and the new coach did not see the same potential in Ba Loua.
Vejle Boldklub
In the summer of 2016, Ba Loua changed to Vejle Boldklub. The offensive player was one of many new faces in the Jutland tradition club, which this summer was bought by Andrei Zolotko. Ba Loua in his first half season in the club played all matches in 1. Division. After the winter break, he lost his fixed place, but missed only three matches this season. He left the club after two seasons.
International career
Ba Loua is quoted for U-20 international championships for the Ivory Coast. He has also been represented in the U-23 national team at the Vejle Boldklub.
Career statistics
- As of 19 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vejle Boldklub (loan) | 2016–17 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | ||||
| Karviná | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 57 | 4 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 49 | 9 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23 | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 20 | ||
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Viktoria Plzeň
Lech Poznań