Ibrahima Baldé

Early years and Spain

Ibrahima was born in Dakar. In 2006 the 16-year-old arrived in Argentina after signing for Argentinos Juniors and, the following year, he joined another club in that nation, Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. He later said of his time in the country: "When I went to Argentina I could never imagine how many troubles and personal insults I would have to experience because of my skin colour there". In December 2008, Ibrahima continued his development at Atlético Madrid, being initially allocated to their reserves. Due to injuries to the first team's attacking lines – Florent Sinama Pongolle had also just been sold – he made his La Liga debut on 2 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes against Sevilla FC at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in a 2–1 win. Ibrahima scored his first goal with the main squad on 17 January 2010, in another home victory, 3–2 against Sporting de Gijón: after just five minutes on the pitch, he tapped in Sergio Agüero's saved attempt to make it 3–1. On 5 March 2010, Ibrahima extended his contract with Atlético until 2013, scoring a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Real Zaragoza two days later. He was loaned to CD Numancia of Segunda División in the summer, in a season-long move. Ibrahima's spell with the Soria side was greatly undermined by injury, as he appeared in less than half of the league's matches. On 13 April 2011, he agreed to join CA Osasuna on a three-year deal effective as of July, with a buyout clause of €9…

Ibrahima was first called up by the Senegal national team in May 2012, and made his debut on the 25th by playing 63 minutes in a 1–0 friendly win over Morocco. He scored his first goal the following week, helping to a 3–1 home victory against Liberia for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Later that year, Ibrahima was selected by the under-23 side for the Summer Olympics in London. He played three of four matches during the tournament, netting in the 4–2 quarter-final loss to Mexico.

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10 Kuban

Russian Cup runner-up: 2014–15 CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2017–18