Mahamane Coulibaly (born January 28, 2001) is a Malian professional basketball player for

Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian professional Association football, football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful bask ...

of the

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

and

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Each season typically r ...

(BAL). He also plays for the

Mali national basketball team Mali national basketball team () represents Mali in men's international basketball competitions has yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship. Their best finish at the FIBA Africa Championship was in 1972 where they ended with a bronze medal. ...

Club career

A native of the

Tombouctou Region Tombouctou Region or Timbuktu Region ( Bambara: ߕߎߡߎߕߎ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ, Tumutu Dineja) is one of the administrative regions of Mali. For administrative purposes, the region is subdivided into five cercles. The region is part of northern Mal ...

, where he attended the Centre Nialy Bagna de Tombouctou (CNBT). He began his career in the top division

with

Attar Club Attar Club de Kidal, better known as simply Attar Club, is a Malian basketball club from Kidal. The team plays in the Ligue 1, the highest national basketball league. In 2020 and 2021, Attar was the runner-up behind champions AS Police. They h ...

Kidal Kidal ( Tuareg Berber: ⴾⴸⵍ, KDL, Kidal) is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. The town lies northeast of Gao and is the capital of the Kidal Cercle and the Kidal Region. The commune has an area of about and incl ...

. Coulibaly joined

for the 2023–24 season. He was named the MVP of the 2023 Super Cup game. He was Stade Malien's best player of the 2023–24 season. Coulibaly debuted in the

(BAL) during the 2025 season, and averaged 15.3 points and 4.3 rebounds on 46.6% shooting during the season.

National team career

Coulibaly debuted for the Mali national team during the

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qualification games, when he played his first game on February 21, 2025, with 9 points against the

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BAL career statistics

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References

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