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{{Short description|French Guianan footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ludovic Baal
| image = Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 38.JPG
| caption = Baal in 2015
| fullname = 
| height = 1.76 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|24}}
| birth_place = [[Cayenne]], [[French Guiana]], France
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 2005–2008
| clubs1 = [[Le Mans UC72|Le Mans B]]
| caps1 = 74
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2007–2011
| clubs2 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
| caps2 = 102
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2011–2015
| clubs3 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
| caps3 = 130
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2015–2019
| clubs4 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| caps4 = 74
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2019
| clubs5 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2021
| clubs6 = [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = [[US Concarneau|Concarneau]]
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 32
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update = 13 May 2022
| nationalteam-update = 10 December 2022
}}

'''Ludovic Baal''' (born 24 May 1986) is a French Guianan professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]] for the [[French Guiana national football team|French Guiana team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ludovic Baal - French Guiana - Caribbean Football|url = http://caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/frenchguiana/players/ludovicbaal.html|website = caribbeanfootballdatabase.com|accessdate = 14 November 2015}}</ref>

==Club career==
Baal moved from [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] to [[RC Lens|Lens]] on 10 June 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2011/06/09_contrat_baal/index.php | title = Ludovic Baal rejoint Lens | language = French | publisher = [[RC Lens]] | date = 10 June 2011 | accessdate = 3 February 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120322095801/http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2011/06/09_contrat_baal/index.php | archive-date = 22 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 12 June 2015, he joined [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mercato. Ludovic Baal signe au Stade Rennais pour 3 ans|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/stade-rennais/mercato-ludovic-baal-arrive-au-stade-rennais-3469161|accessdate=8 March 2017|work=Ouest-France|date=13 June 2016|language=French}}</ref> On 1 August 2019, Baal joined [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]].<ref name="brest">{{cite web|title=LUDOVIC BAAL OFFICIELLEMENT BRESTOIS !|url=https://www.sb29.bzh/31-07-19-ludovic-baal-officiellement-brestois.php|accessdate=1 August 2019}}</ref> On 14 January 2022, he signed for [[US Concarneau|Concarneau]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2022|title=Football – National. L'US Concarneau officialise l'arrivée de Ludovic Baal|trans-title=Football – National. US Concarneau formalizes the arrival of Ludovic Baal|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/us-concarneau/football-national-l-us-concarneau-officialise-l-arrivee-de-ludovic-baal-e0d487ea-7565-11ec-9c0f-7017d87d73ec|access-date=14 January 2022|website=[[Ouest-France]]|language=fr}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|13 May 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|ludovic-baal/1248|accessdate=14 November 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]]
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|12||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1
|-
|[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]
|Ligue 1
|15||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]]
|Ligue 1
|38||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||39||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|37||2||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||42||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!102!!3!!4!!0!!2!!0!! colspan="2" |—!!108!!3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[RC Lens|Lens]]
|[[2011–12 Ligue 2|2011–12]]
|Ligue 2
|33||1||0||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||37||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]]
|Ligue 2
|33||0||5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||39||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]]
|Ligue 2
|37||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||41||1
|-
|[[2014–15 RC Lens season|2014–15]]
|Ligue 1
|27||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!130!!2!!8!!0!!7!!1!! colspan="2" |—!!145!!3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
|[[2015–16 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2015–16]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|22||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2016–17]]
|Ligue 1
|33||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2017–18]]
|Ligue 1
|17||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2018–19]]
|Ligue 1
|2||0||0||0||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in the [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||0||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!74!!0!!1!!0!!5!!0!!1!!0!!81!!0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
|[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2015–16]]
|[[Championnat National 3|CFA 2]]
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|1
|0
|-
|[[2017–18 Championnat National 2|2017–18]]
|[[Championnat National 2|National 2]]
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|1
|0
|-
|[[2018–19 Championnat National 3|2018–19]]
|[[Championnat National 3|National 3]]
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|3
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!5
!0
! colspan="2" |—
! colspan="2" |—
! colspan="2" |—
!5
!0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]]
|[[2019–20 Stade Brestois 29 season|2019–20]]
|Ligue 1
|11||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||11||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]]
|Ligue 1
|7
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|9
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!18
!0
!2
!0
!0
!0
! colspan="2" |—
!20
!0
|-
|[[US Concarneau|Concarneau]]
|[[2021–22 Championnat National|2021–22]]
|[[Championnat National|National]]
|11
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|11
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!340!!5!!15!!0!!14!!1!!1!!0!!370!!6
|}

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list French Guiana's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/48994/Ludovic_Baal.html|title=Baal, Ludovic|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 12 October 2012 || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex]], [[Basseterre]], Saint Kitts and Nevis || {{fb|AIA}} || align=center | '''4'''–1 || align=center | 4–1 || [[2012 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 29 March 2016 || [[Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama]], [[Remire-Montjoly]], French Guiana || {{fb|CUB}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[2017 Caribbean Cup qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 9 November 2016 || [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti || {{fb|HAI}} || align=center | '''5'''–2 || align=center | 5–2 || 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{LFP|id=baal-ludovic}}
*{{NFT player|id=48994}}
*[https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur25044.html Profile] at L'Équipe {{in lang|fr}}

{{2013–14 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year}}
{{French Guiana squad 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baal, Ludovic}}
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French people of French Guianan descent]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:French Guianan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:Le Mans FC players]]
[[Category:RC Lens players]]
[[Category:Stade Rennais FC players]]
[[Category:Stade Brestois 29 players]]
[[Category:US Concarneau players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 3 players]]
[[Category:Championnat National 2 players]]
[[Category:French Guiana men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cayenne]]
[[Category:21st-century French sportsmen]]

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