Adriel Ba Loua
Ivorian association football player
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Adriel D'Avila Ba Loua (born 25 July 1996)[1] is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala.[2]
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Adriel Ba Loua with Caen in 2025 | |||
| 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gabala | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | Lech Poznań | 77 | (5) |
| 2025 | Caen | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Caen B | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Gabala | 26 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 | |||
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.[citation needed] He got two seasons at the club's first team.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.
Gabala
On 12 July 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Gabala announced the signing of Ba Loua from Caen, to a one-year contract.[3]
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.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | 49 | 9 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2021–22[4] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[5] | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[6] | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25[7] | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23[5] | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Caen | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Caen B | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gabala | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 252 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 30 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Czech Cup, Polish Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup