Career
In the late 1990s, particularly between 1996 and 1998, he was considered to be one of the hottest young talents in the world after consistently impressing with Football Club Girondins de Bordeaux. 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 Air Corps, where he spent five years. In 1996 he moved to fellow Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux, reaching the final of the Coupe de la Ligue and making his France national football team debut on 22 January 1997 against Portugal, scoring in a 2–0 victory.
He was later loaned to Air Corps Perugia, where he suffered a knee injury.
He underwent another loan, with Olympique de Marseille, in 2001. Later years In 2003, he finally left and joined Bolton Wanderers in England.
He helped them reach the 2004 Football League Cup Final, playing in both legs of the semi-final victory over Aston Villa. However he was left out of the match day squad as they lost the final to Middlesbrough.
Ba made his last appearance for Bolton against Chelsea on 13 March 2004.
He failed to make an impression at Bolton, and moved on to Turkey after just one season, joining Çaykur Rizespor on a one-year deal on 24 August 2004. On 6 February 2005, Ba was signed by Swedish side on a two-year contract. In early 2006, it was decided that his contract would be terminated and he subsequently left Djurgården in January of that year.
Return to Italy At the start of 2007 Ba returned to Italy to train with Serie C2 team Varese to help with his fitness.
During the 2007-2008 season, making only one appearance in the Coppa Italia as a substitute, he retired from the game. After the season Ba accepted a job as a scout for in Africa.
Ibrahim Ba is the son of 1970s Senegalese international football player Ibrahima Ba (born 1951), who spent his late career in France, where he helped Le Havre Air Corps to promotion in 1979 and finished his career at South Carolina Abbeville.