Alexander Bah

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Alexander Bah
Personal information
Full name Alexander Hartmann Bah
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Årslev, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 5
Youth career
Aarslev Boldklub
2009–2013 FC Fyn
2013–2014 Næsby
2014–2015 Ikast FS
2015–2016 Næsby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Næsby 17 (0)
2016–2018 HB Køge 59 (8)
2018–2020 SønderjyskE 58 (6)
2021– Slavia Prague 31 (4)
National team‡
2017 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2020– Denmark 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:42, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Alexander Hartmann Bah (born 9 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Slavia Prague and the Denmark national team.[1]

Early life[]

Bah was born in Årslev on the island of Funen, Denmark,[2] and is of Gambian descent.[3] He later attended efterskole education at ISI Idrætsefterskole in Ikast, where he also made appearances for local side Ikast FS.[4][5]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Bah started his footballing career with local club Aarslev Boldklub,[6] before moving to the youth academy of FC Fyn. There he played until the club went bankrupt in January 2013. He then moved to the Næsby Boldklub in the spring of 2013, because the club according to Bah "[...] had a good reputation for developing young players".[7] Furthermore, his youth coach Andreas Bech had also moved to Næsby Boldklub, which was also a significant factor in Bah's choice.[7] After attending ISI Idrætsefterskole in Ikast in 2014–15, he returned to Næsby.

Næsby Boldklub[]

Bah made his breakthrough on the first team of Næsby Boldklub in the spring of 2016.[7] He started on the bench in the first three games of the season, where he impressed as a substitute.[7] He made his first start in the fourth matchday of the spring against Avarta on 2 April 2016, which Næsby won 4–0 at home at ALPI Arena Næsby, and where he "[...] played excellently".[7][8] He continued the season as a starter during the spring of 2016, where he made a total of six assists in 16 appearances in the third-tier Danish 2nd Division.[9][7]

HB Køge[]

In August 2016, it was announced that Bah moved to HB Køge, where he signed a three-year contract.[10] He made his debut for the club in the Danish Cup as part of the starting lineup, where he played the first 60 minutes before being replaced by Ahmed Hassan in a 0–2 win over Karlslunde IF in the 1st round.[11]

In November 2017, he was named "Talent of the Year", also known as the "Danske Bank Award", for HB Køge in 2017.

SønderjyskE[]

On 7 August 2018, Bah signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE.[12][13] He arrived at the club as a right winger, but largely played as a right wing-back with great success, which, among other things, have contributed to SønderjyskE winning a Danish Cup title and Bah making his full international debut for the Denmark national team. He was among the three nominated for Superliga Player of the Month in November 2020, but saw the award go to Jesper Lindstrøm of Brøndby IF.[14]

Slavia Prague[]

On 5 January 2021, Bah signed for Czech First League club Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half year contract.[15] In doing so, SønderjyskE received a club record fee reported to be around DKK 13 million.[16] He made his debut for the club as a starter on 16 January in a 3–1 win over Sigma Olomouc.[17][18]

International career[]

Bah has made four appearances for the U20 national team and played two matches for Denmark U21.

On 9 November 2020, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. He came on as a substitute at half-time during the match against Sweden and scored the final goal in a 2–0 win at Brøndby Stadium in his debut match, on 11 November 2020.[19]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Næsby 2015–16 2nd Division 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
2016–17 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
HB Køge 2016–17 1st Division 27 4 4 0 — — 31 4
2017–18 30 3 3 1 — — 33 4
2018–19 2 1 0 0 — — 2 1
Total 59 8 7 1 — — 66 9
SønderjyskE 2018–19 Superliga 21 2 3 1 — 2[a] 0 26 3
2019–20 29 1 5 0 — — 34 1
2020–21 12 4 0 0 1[b] 0 — 13 4
Total 62 7 8 1 1 0 2 0 73 8
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Czech First League 17 1 3 0 6 0 — 26 1
Career total 155 16 18 2 7 0 2 0 182 18
  1. ^ Appearance in the Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 11 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2020 1 1
Total 1 1
As of match played 11 November 2020
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bah goal.
List of international goals scored by Alexander Bah
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2020 Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester, Denmark 1  Sweden 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[]

SønderjyskE

Slavia Prague

References[]

  1. ^ a b "A. Bah - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ Kragh Iversen, Jens (25 December 2019). "Bah hat noch keine Eile". Der Nordschleswiger (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Dalgaard, Rasmus (September 12, 2016). "18-årige Bah i HB Køge: Vil være stamspiller hurtigst muligt".
  4. ^ "Det siger tidligere elever". isi.dk (in Danish). ISI Idrætsefterskole. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. Jeg valgte ISI på grund af skolens gode omdømme i forhold til at udvikle fodboldspillere og alle de gode faciliteter – både sportsligt og som efterskolelev.
  5. ^ "Ikast FS - Aabenraa BK". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ Abildtrup, Niels (21 August 2018). "Årslev stolt over Bahs debut". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Interview med Alexander Bah". Næsby Boldklub (in Danish). 31 March 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Næsby - Avarta, 2. Division Nedrykningsspil 2015/2016". bold.dk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ Miles, Peter (10 August 2016). "Næsby: Bah kan blive Superliga-spiller". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ Larsen, Michael Patrick (10 August 2016). "HB Køge henter Bah i Næsby". D'Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Karlslunde 0-2 HB Køge". HB Køge (in Danish). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ Ravn, Jacob (7 August 2018). "SønderjyskE henter profil i HB Køge". SønderjyskE Fodbold (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (6 August 2018). "SønderjyskE snupper Alexander Bah". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. ^ Dehn, Anders (2 December 2020). "Brøndby-bombere og Bah: Her er de nominerede til Superliga-pris". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Slavii posílil dánský reprezentant Alexander Bah". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. ^ "SønderjyskE sælger forsvarsspiller i rekordhandel". TV 2 (in Danish). 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Happy for my debut and for important points". en.slavia.cz. Slavia Prague. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Slavia po dvou penaltách porazila na úvod ligového jara Olomouc". České Noviny (in Czech). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Wind og Bah sikrer dansk 2-0 sejr over Sverige". Danish Football Association (in Danish). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020. Et flot dansk angreb med mange afleveringer – og hvor den svenske defensiv nærmest virkede rundtossede – var Wind, Mæhle og Damsgaard de afgørende spilstationer, inden debutanten Alexander Bah afsluttede angrebet med en stensikker scoring. Flot angreb, flot afslutning!
  20. ^ "Viktoria Plzen vs. Slavia Praha". Soccerway. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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