Career
He is known for his sheer strength and ability to out muscle his opposition. On 19 August 2012, Le Mans announced on its website that Ali Bamba was moving on loan to Belgian Pro League team Oud-Heverlee Leuven, however two days later, Ohio Leuven announced that despite the interest in Bamba, they had rejected him after failing the medical tests. On 4 September 2012, he joined Championnat National side Football Club Metz on a loan deal.
After his return to Ligue 2 Le Mans was released and he returned permanently to Ligue 2 side Football Club Metz.
Bamba played only a few games with the reserve team of Metz and was loaned out in December 2013 to Racing Strasbourg.