Kevin Pham Ba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Pham Ba

| birth_name = Kévin Pham-Ba

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|3}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| height = {{height|m=1.81}}{{Cite web |title=Kevin Pham Ba |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kevin-pham-ba/204278/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Soccerway}}

| position = Right-back, center-back

| currentclub = Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

| clubnumber = 93

| youthyears1 = –2011

| youthclubs1 = Sochaux

| years1 = 2011–2014

| clubs1 = Sochaux B

| caps1 = 32

| years2 = 2014–2015

| goals1 = 0

| clubs2 = Le Pontet

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = Troyes B

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Le Pontet

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Marignane Gignac

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2020

| clubs6 = Martigues

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2020–2021

| clubs7 = Schiltigheim

| caps7 = 9

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2023

| clubs8 = Versailles

| caps8 = 40

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2023

| clubs9 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2023–2024

| clubs10 = Istres

| caps10 = 15

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2024–2025

| clubs11 = Marignane GCB

| caps11 = 10

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2025–

| clubs12 = Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

| caps12 = 5

| goals12 = 1

| club-update = 4 May 2025

}}

Kévin Pham-Ba (born 3 February 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for V.League 1 club Thép Xanh Nam Định.

Early life

Kevin was born in Paris, France. He is of Vietnamese descent through his grandfather.{{Cite web |last=danviet.vn |date=2025-03-13 |title=Kevin Phạm Ba - Cầu thủ Việt kiều Pháp 1m81 gia nhập Thép xanh Nam Định |url=https://danviet.vn/kevin-pham-ba-cau-thu-viet-kieu-phap-1m82-sang-cua-ve-viet-nam-thi-dau-20250313113328077.htm |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=danviet.vn |language=vi}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=Kevin Phạm Ba là ai? Hợp đồng chuyển nhượng vận động viên chuyên nghiệp bao gồm những gì? |url=https://thuviennhadat.vn/phap-ly-nha-dat/kevin-pham-ba-la-ai-hop-dong-chuyen-nhuong-van-dong-vien-chuyen-nghiep-bao-gom-nhung-gi-648247.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=THƯ VIỆN NHÀ ĐẤT |language=vi}}

Club career

Pham Ba trained at Sochaux academy.{{Cite web |title=Hậu vệ Việt kiều gia nhập CLB Nam Định |url=https://baoangiang.com.vn/hau-ve-viet-kieu-gia-nhap-clb-nam-dinh-a416883.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=baoangiang.com.vn |language=vi}} He first played as a right winger, then was repositioned to right-back and center back.{{Cite web |date=11 August 2016 |title=Kévin Pham-Ba (CV PRO): "je suis à l'écoute des propositions" |url=https://www.foot-national.com/national-2/kevin-pham-ba-cv-pro-je-suis-a-l-ecoute-des-propositions-558074 |website=foot-national.com |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=danviet.vn |date=2022-01-24 |title=Kevin Phạm Ba: “Siêu hậu vệ” người Pháp gốc Việt muốn khoác áo ĐT Việt Nam |url=https://danviet.vn/kevin-pham-ba-sieu-hau-ve-nguoi-phap-goc-viet-muon-khoac-ao-dt-viet-nam-20220124164315532.htm |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=danviet.vn |language=vi}}

He has played in French 3rd, 4th and 5th divisions for 10 years, having played for many clubs such as Sochaux II, Troyes II, Marignane Gicnac, Martigues and Versailles.{{Cite web |last=ONLINE |first=TUOI TRE |date=2025-03-13 |title=CLB Nam Định bất ngờ chiêu mộ cầu thủ Việt kiều Kevin Phạm Ba |url=https://tuoitre.vn/clb-nam-dinh-bat-ngo-chieu-mo-cau-thu-viet-kieu-kevin-pham-ba-2025031313382963.htm |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |language=vi}}{{Cite web |title=Thép Xanh Nam Định chiêu mộ hậu vệ Việt kiều |url=https://www.qdnd.vn/the-thao/trong-nuoc/thep-xanh-nam-dinh-chieu-mo-hau-ve-viet-kieu-819403 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Báo Quân đội nhân dân |language=vi}}

In the 2021–22 season, Pham Ba reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France with Versailles, before his team was defeated by Ligue 1 side Nice.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2024 |title=Football - National 2 : Kevin Pham Ba, de retour à Marignane |url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/60055962215146/football-national-2-kevin-pham-ba-de-retour-a-marignane |website=laprovence.com |language=fr}}

In March 2025, Pham Ba came to his Vietnam, the country of his origins and joined Thep Xanh Nam Dinh in the V.League 1, siging his first professional contract.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-13 |title=Sao Việt kiều Pháp 1m81 gia nhập Thép xanh Nam Định |url=https://giaoducthoidai.vn/sao-viet-kieu-phap-1m81-gia-nhap-thep-xanh-nam-dinh-post722863.html |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Báo Giáo dục và Thời đại Online |language=vi}}{{Cite web |last=vietnam.vn |date=2025-03-13 |title=Nam Dinh Club unexpectedly recruits overseas Vietnamese player Kevin Pham Ba |url=https://www.vietnam.vn/en/clb-nam-dinh-bat-ngo-chieu-mo-cau-thu-viet-kieu-kevin-pham-ba |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=vietnam.vn |language=en}}