Ibrahim Mbaye

Ibrahim Mbaye (born 24 January 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Mbaye started his youth career in 2013 at ES Guyancourt before joining Versailles in 2015. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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.

Born in France, Mbaye is of Moroccan descent through his mother and Senegalese descent through his father.