Last played for Lugano
After scoring 193 goals in 439 games, Demba Ba has announced his retirement from professional football. The 36-year-old joined Lugano last June after his contract at Basaksehir was terminated in June. The forward played the majority of his games for Hoffenheim where he managed 40 goals in 106 games between 2007 and 2011.
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Demba Ba (36, last club: FC Lugano)
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To Ba’s profile – most games for: Hoffenheim (106); highest market value: €22m
Wayne Rooney (35, last club: Derby County)
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Yohan Cabaye (35, last club: AS Saint-Étienne)
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Lars Bender (32, last club: Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
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Sven Bender (32, letzter Klub: Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
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To Bender’s profile – most games for: Borussia Dortmund (224); highest market value: €18m
Steven Defour (32, last club: KV Mechelen)
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (37, last club: Schalke 04)
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Ibrahim Afellay (34, last club: PSV Eindhoven)
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Stéphane Ruffier (34, last club: AS Saint-Étienne)
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Tore Reginiussen (35, last club: FC St. Pauli)
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To Reginiussen’s profile – most games for: Rosenborg BK (271); highest market value: €1.5m
Yura Movsisyan (33, last club: Chicago Fire)
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Aleksandr Samedov (36, last club: Znamya Noginsk)
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Nikica Jelavic (35, last club: NK Lokomotiva)
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Ashley Williams (36, last club: Bristol City)
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Ivan Strinic (33, last club: AC Milan)
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To Strinic’s profile – most games for: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (112); highest market value: €6.5m
Ron Vlaar (35, last club: AZ Alkmaar)
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To Vlaar’s profile – most games for: Feyenoord Rotterdam (148); highest market value: €6.5m
Jonathan Pitroipa (34, last club: Paris FC)
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To Pitroipa’s profile – most games for: FC Stade Rennes (112); highest market value: €6.5m
Jelle Van Damme (37, last club: KSC Lokeren)
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Christian Schulz (37, last club: Hannover 96 II)
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Florian Klein (34, last club: Austria Vienna)
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Jan Kirchhoff (30, last club: KFC Uerdingen)
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Antonio Valencia (35, last club: Querétaro FC)
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Nicklas Bendtner (33, last club: FC Copenhagen)
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To Bendtner’s profile – most games for: Arsenal (171); highest market value: €10m
“It is with a heart filled with gratefulness that I announce the end of my playing career,” Ba wrote on Twitter. “What a wonderful journey it has been. Besides all the sweat and tears I have faced, football has given me so many beautiful emotions. From the passion of the fans and the noise coming from the stands after every goal to the connection with my teammates on and off the field, this will forever remain in my head and heart.”
Ba accumulated €31.3 million in transfer fees added: “I wanna thank everyone I’ve crossed path and helped me grow, every club and management for giving me an opportunity, the fans for their tremendous support, and my family and friends for their unconditional love.”
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