Issa Bah

{{Short description|Guinean-born Luxembourgish footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Issa Bah

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Conakry, Guinea

| height = 1.81m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Radnički 1923

| clubnumber = 77

| youthyears1 = 2017–2018

| youthclubs1 = RM Hamm Benfica

| years1 = 2018–2019

| clubs1 = RM Hamm Benfica

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2019–2022

| clubs2 = Progrès Niederkorn

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = → Venezia (loan)

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Venezia

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2025

| clubs5 = Progrès Niederkorn

| caps5 = 37

| goals5 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Luxembourg U16

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 31 May 2025

| ntupdate = 21:33, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

| years6 = 2025–

| clubs6 = Radnički 1923

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 5

}}

Issa Bah (born 5 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnički 1923. Born in Guinea, he is a youth international for Luxembourg.

Club career

Bah began his senior career with the Luxembourgian club RM Hamm Benfica in 2018, before moving to Progrès Niederkorn in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://lequotidien.lu/sport-national/bgl-ligue-issa-bah-debarque-en-serie-a-italienne-a-venise/|title=[BGL Ligue] Issa Bah débarque en Serie A italienne, à Venise!|first=Julien|last=Mollereau}} He joined Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 Serie A, signing on transfer deadline day on 31 August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageblatt.lu/sport/issa-bah-wechselt-zum-italienischen-erstligisten-venezia-fc/|title=Fußball / Issa Bah wechselt zum italienischen Erstligisten Venezia FC|website=www.tageblatt.lu}} He made his professional debut with Venezia in a 3–1 Serie A loss to Atalanta on 23 April 2022, coming on as a late sub in the 81st minute.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mondoprimavera.com/news/448888475142/venezia-issa-bah-si-prende-un-primato-esordio-contro-l-039-atalanta|title=Venezia, Issa Bah si prende un primato: esordio contro l'Atalanta|website=MondoPrimavera}} At the time he was the first Luxembourgish player of the Serie A.

On 28 May 2022, Bah moved to Venezia on a permanent basis.{{cite web|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/en/news/primavera-on-loan-attacker-issa-bah-signs-permanent-transfer|title=PRIMAVERA ON-LOAN ATTACKER ISSA BAH SIGNS PERMANENT TRANSFER|date=28 May 2022|access-date=20 June 2022}}

International career

Born in Guinea, Bah moved to Luxembourg at the age of 15.{{Cite web|url=https://lequotidien.lu/sport-national/football-issa-bah-quest-ce-que-je-suis-fier-de-moi/|title=[Football] Issa Bah : "Qu'est-ce que je suis fier de moi !"|first=Julien|last=Mollereau}} He debuted for the Luxembourg U16s in a 4–3 friendly win over the Belgium U16s on 9 November 2017, scoring a brace in the win.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flf.lu/Equipes-nationales/Equipe-nationale-16-ans/Resultat-match-amical-international-Belgique-U16-%E2%80%93.aspx|title=Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football - Résultat match amical international : Belgique U16 – Luxembourg U16 : 3 – 4 (3 – 1)|website=www.flf.lu|access-date=2022-04-25|archive-date=2022-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708055039/https://flf.lu/Equipes-nationales/Equipe-nationale-16-ans/Resultat-match-amical-international-Belgique-U16-%E2%80%93.aspx|url-status=dead}}

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