Demba Ba

Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a French-born Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron and on to 1899 Hoffenheim in Germany in 2007. In 2011, he moved to Premier League side West Ham United. He played only 12 games for West Ham and despite being their league top goal scorer in the 2010–11 season, they were relegated to the Championship and Ba moved to Newcastle United. In January 2013, he completed a move to Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, before joining Beşiktaş for €6 million 18 months later. After one season in Turkey, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League.