| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Trappes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | ES Guyancourt | ||
| 2015–2018 | Versailles | ||
| 2018– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | France U16 | 14 | (10) |
| 2024– | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U18 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 19 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 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. [1] [2] 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 setting up Senny Mayulu's second goal in the 3–1 victory over Auxerre in the final. [3] [4]
On 14 July 2024, Mbaye was called up for pre-season with Paris Saint-Germain's first team, having impressed head coach Luis Enrique. [5] [6] [7] On 7 August, he made his first appearance and start for the club in a 2–2 friendly draw against Sturm Graz. [1] Nine minutes into the match, he scored PSG's first goal of the season after receiving an assist from Marco Asensio. [8] [9] [10] 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. [11] [12] 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. [13] On 7 February 2025, it was announced that Mbaye had signed his first professional contract with PSG, a deal until 2027. [14]
Mbaye is a youth international for France. [2] At the 2024 Montaigu Tournament, he helped the France under-16s achieve victory while picking up the award for the competition's best player. [15] He was part of the France under-18s that finished third in the 2024 Lafarge Foot Avenir. [16]
Born in France, Mbaye is of Moroccan descent through his mother and Senegalese descent through his father. [15]
| Club | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain U19
France U16
Individual