| Ibrahim Mbaye | |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 2008 |
| Birth Place: | Trappes, France |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Clubnumber: | 49 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | ES Guyancourt |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Versailles |
| Youthyears3: | 2018– |
| Youthclubs3: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2024– |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:27, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 May 2024 |
Ibrahim Mbaye (born 24 January 2008) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbaye started his youth career in 2013 at ES Guyancourt before joining Versailles in 2015.[1] In 2018, at the age of 10, he joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. In the 2023–24 season, while aged 16, Mbaye helped the PSG under-19s achieve victory in the Championnat National U19 play-offs, scoring against Marseille in a 2–0 win in the semi-finals and participating in the 3–1 victory over Auxerre in the final.
On 14 July 2024, Mbaye was called up for pre-season with Paris Saint-Germain's first team, having impressed head coach Luis Enrique.[2] [3] [4] On 7 August, he made his first appearance and start for the club in a 2–2 friendly draw against Sturm Graz. Nine minutes into the match, he scored PSG's first goal of the season after receiving an assist from Marco Asensio.[5] [6] [7] Following PSG's second pre-season match on 10 August against RB Leipzig, in which Mbaye was a starter, Luis Enrique praised Mbaye's performance, saying he was satisfied with his play.[8] [9] On 16 August, Mbaye made his official debut for PSG, playing the first half of a 4–1 victory away to Le Havre, the first match of the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season. He became the youngest player to start a game for PSG at 16 years, 6 months, and 23 days, surpassing the record of his teammate Warren Zaïre-Emery.[10]
Mbaye is a youth international for France. At the 2024 Montaigu Tournament, he helped the France under-16s achieve victory while picking up the award for the competition's best player.[11]
Born in France, Mbaye is of Moroccan descent through his mother and Senegalese descent through his father.
| Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Paris Saint-Germain U19
France U16
Individual