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Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba announces retirement from football

Senegalese striker Demba Ba has announced his retirement from football.

Ba has been playing for 16 years, and enjoyed some of his best days during three-and-a-half years in the Premier League. Over the course of those 16 years, he featured for 11 different clubs, as well as his national team.

Demba Ba during the early years of his career at Hoffenheim

He began his career in the fourth tier of French football with Rouen. After scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances, he earned a move to the Belgian first division with Mouscron.