Early Career
Born in Senegal's capital, Dakar, Ibrahim Ngom Ba was not yet eighteen when, in 1991, he started playing for the French club Le Havre AC, where he spent five years. In 1996 he moved to fellow Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux, reaching the final of Coupe de la Ligue and making his France national football team debut on 22 January 1997 against Portugal, as well as scoring one goal in the 2–0 victory.
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