Diabate with MZT (left)
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Champagne Châlons-Reims | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born |
Cocody, Côte d'Ivoire |
July 21, 1987
Nationality | Ivorian / French |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2009 | Dijon |
2009–2012 | Chorale Roanne |
2012–2013 | Nancy |
2013–2015 | Gravelines |
2015–2016 | Rouen Métropole |
2016–2017 | MZT Skopje |
2017–present | Châlons-Reims |
Career highlights and awards | |
Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate (born July 21, 1987) is an Ivorian basketball player who plays for Châlons-Reims of the LNB Pro A.
Diabate has played in the French League since 2006. In his career, he played for JDA Dijon Basket, Chorale Roanne Basket, SLUC Nancy Basket, and BCM Gravelines. In 2015, he signed with Rouen Métropole. In the 2015-2016 season, Diabate was the league's assist leader with 6.5 per game to go with his 10.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. On February 16, 2017, Diabate signed with the French team Châlons-Reims, after starting the season with MZT Skopje.
Diabate was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. In 2009, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years. On June 19, 2015, Diabate was one of 27 players to be named to Côte d'Ivoire's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Championship by head coach Hugues Occansey.
On 4 November 2016, he signed with MZT Skopje Aerodrom On 13 January 2017, he left MZT Skopje