Elhadj Bah

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Elhadj Bah

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|8|22|df=y}}

| fullname = Elhadj Abdourahamane Bah

| birth_place = Boké, Guinea{{WorldFootball.net|elhadj-bah}}

| position = Midfielder, forward

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub = Châteaubriant
(on loan from Samsunspor)

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Académie Sainte Marie de Dixinn

| years1 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = CI Kamsar

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 21

| years2 = 2021–

| clubs2 = Samsunspor

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = → Châteaubriant (loan)

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2023–2024

| clubs4 = → Dunkerque (loan)

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = → Châteaubriant (loan)

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Guinea U17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Guinea

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 7 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 00:57, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

}}

Elhadj Abdourahamane Bah (born 22 August 2001) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for French Championnat National 2 club Châteaubriant on loan from Turkish club Samsunspor, and the Guinea national team.{{Soccerway|id=514464}}

Club career

Best player and top scorer of the Guinée Championnat National in the previous season,{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Sports {{!}} Officiel : Elhadj Abdourahmane Bah élu meilleur buteur et meilleur joueur ! |url=https://guinee-rarilinews.com/sports-officiel-elhadj-abdourahmane-bah-elu-meilleur-buteur-et-meilleur-joueur/ |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=Guinee-rarilinews.com |language=Fr}} Bah signed for Turkish club Samsunspor on a five-year contract on 6 September 2021.{{Cite web|date=6 September 2021|title=Samsunspor'a Gineli forvet: Elhadj Abdourahamane Bah|trans-title=Guinean striker to Samsunspor: Elhadj Abdourahamane Bah|url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/samsunspora-gineli-forvet-elhadj-abdourahamane-bah-2240220|url-status=live|website=Fanatik|language=tr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921005745/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/samsunspora-gineli-forvet-elhadj-abdourahamane-bah-2240220 |archive-date=2021-09-21 }} In 2022, he was loaned out to French club Châteaubriant for the season.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2022 |title=Football. N2 : de nombreux paris chez les Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/chateaubriant-voltigeurs/football-n2-de-nombreux-paris-chez-les-voltigeurs-de-chateaubriant-eb66d928-3078-11ed-909d-e7b87acc971e |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=Ouest-France |language=Fr}}

International career

On 28 March 2021, Bah made his debut for the Guinea national team in a 2–1 loss to Namibia in Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{NFT player|82129}}

Honours

Individual

Guinée Championnat National best player: {{Interlanguage link|2020–21 Guinée Championnat National|lt=2020–21|fr|Championnat de Guinée de football 2020-2021}}
Guinée Championnat National top goalscorer: 2020–21