[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[12] During his tenure at the El Sadar Stadium, Ibrahima netted seven goals in 23 competitive appearances, including a brace against Getafe CF (2–2 away draw)[13] and the game's only to help the hosts defeat Real Sociedad in the league.

[15][16] On 23 August 2012, Ibrahima signed a three-year deal with FC Kuban Krasnodar;[17] he stated he would not have problems adapting to the new reality, even though his move was delayed due to visa issues.

[22] General manager Valery Statsenko expressed his confidence on an agreement being reached,[23] and negotiations started in March 2016;[24] on 1 July, however, Kuban announced the player's departure.

[26] He made his Ligue 2 debut in the fourth matchday, starting and playing 79 minutes of the 2–1 home defeat of Red Star FC,[27] and his first goal arrived on 22 October to help to a 1–1 draw at RC Lens.