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{{short description|Guinean footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alpha Bah
| image =
| fullname = Alpha Ibrahim Bah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Guéckédougou]], Guinea
| height = 1.80 m<ref name="SW" />
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = VV Scharn
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]
| years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = [[FC Eindhoven|Eindhoven]]
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = [[EHC Hoensbroek]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
}}

'''Alpha Ibrahim Bah''' (born 1 January 1990) is a Guinean former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[winger (association football)|winger]].

==Career==
Bah started playing football at [[VV Scharn]] before joining [[Eerste Divisie]] club [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] in the summer of 2008. He made his professional debut on 8 August 2008, replacing [[Bülent Akın]] at half-time of a 0–0 away draw against [[FC Zwolle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PEC Zwolle vs. MVV 0–0: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/08/08/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bvo-fc-zwolle/stichting-mvv/657715/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021071137/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/08/08/netherlands/eerste-divisie/bvo-fc-zwolle/stichting-mvv/657715/ |archive-date=21 October 2016}}</ref> He made a total of 29 appearances for MVV during his three seasons at the club.

On 9 July 2011, Bah signed a one-year amateur contract with Eerste Divisie club [[FC Eindhoven|Eindhoven]] after a successful trial.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eindhoven verwelkomt Bah en drie proefspelers |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2011/07/eindhoven-verwelkomt-bah-en-drie-proefspelers |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202124511/https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2011/07/eindhoven-verwelkomt-bah-en-drie-proefspelers |archive-date=2 February 2025 |language=nl}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 5 August, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for [[Leon Kantelberg]] in a 3–0 victory against [[FC Emmen|Emmen]] on the first matchday of the [[2011–12 Eerste Divisie|2011–12 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Eindhoven vs. Emmen 3–0: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/05/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-eindhoven/fc-emmen/1120623/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604153722/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/05/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-eindhoven/fc-emmen/1120623/ |archive-date=4 June 2023}}</ref> He made only four appearances for the club before agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract in October 2011, as the conditions were deemed insufficient for his development. Following discussions with technical manager Hans Smulders and head coach [[Ernest Faber]], it was decided that he would continue his career elsewhere.<ref>{{cite news |title=FC Eindhoven en Bah uit elkaar |url=https://www.ed.nl/fc-eindhoven/fc-eindhoven-en-bah-uit-elkaar~ac68869f/ |access-date=2 February 2025 |work=Eindhovens Dagblad |date=13 October 2011 |language=nl}}</ref> He then played shortly for amateur club [[EHC Hoensbroek]] between 2013 and 2014.<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|alpha-ibrahim-bah/49769}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090123031905/http://www.mvv.nl/IManager/Content/3569/Shhu/mt1268/mi51185/mu1217863586/mv1841 Alpha Ibrahim Bah] at [[MVV Maastricht]] website
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20121107164758/http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=58330&typeofpage=84137 Alpha Ibrahim Bah] at [[Voetbal International]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bah, Alpha Ibrahim}}
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Nzérékoré Region]]
[[Category:Guinean men's footballers]]
[[Category:MVV Maastricht players]]
[[Category:FC Eindhoven players]]
[[Category:Eerste Divisie players]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]

Alpha Ibrahim Bah - Revision history

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