Mayssa Baha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mayssa Baha Abelhadj | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2011 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FUS | |||
| Málaga | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Barcelona | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Morocco U17 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mayssa Baha Abelhadj (Arabic: ميساء باها; born 16 February 2011) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barcelona. Born in Spain, she is a Morocco youth international.
Early life
[edit]Baha was born on 16 February 2011 in Málaga, Spain and is a native of the city. The daughter of Morocco international Nabil Baha, she is the younger sister of Moroccan footballer Ziyad Baha.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Baha joined the youth academy of Moroccan side FUS. Following her stint there, she joined the youth academy of Málaga in Spain, where she played under Spanish manager Rubén Gallego.[2]
Subsequently, she joined the youth academy of Spanish outfit Barcelona at the age of thirteen. Ahead of the 2026–27 season, she was promoted to the club's senior team.[3]
International career
[edit]Baha is a Morocco youth international and is eligible to represent Spain internationally, having been born in the country. During the autumn of 2025, she played for the Morocco women's national under-17 football team at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Baha plays as a forward. Spanish newspaper Artículo 14 wrote in 2026 that she is "a 1.74-meter-tall striker with a physique that allows her to compete with older players and a remarkable knack for finding the net. Her goal-scoring instinct is precisely one of the aspects that has stood out most in her career".[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ميساء وزياد باها.. موهبتان مغربيتان تختصران الطريق نحو القمة الأوروبية" [Mayssa and Ziad Baha... two Moroccan talents who are taking a shortcut to the European top] (in Arabic). SNRT. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
- ↑ "Mayssa Baha, una malagueña de apellido ilustre llamada a hacer historia" [Mayssa Baha, a woman from Malaga with an illustrious surname destined to make history] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
- ↑ "Mayssa Baha, la 'nueva Lamine Yamal' que se disputan España y Marruecos: 15 años y ya ha debutado en Primera División" [Mayssa Baha, the 'new Lamine Yamal' that Spain and Morocco are fighting over: 15 years old and has already made her debut in the First Division] (in Spanish). Infobae. 15 September 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
- ↑ Mayssa Baha at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Mayssa Baha rompe todos los récords de precocidad" [Mayssa Baha breaks all precocity records] (in Spanish). Artículo 14. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mayssa Baha at WorldFootball.net