Mouloukou Diabate


Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate is an Ivorian basketball player who plays for SLUC Nancy.

Professional career

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.

International career

Diabate was a member of the Ivory Coast 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 the Ivory Coast'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 On September 11, 2018, he signed with SLUC Nancy.