Mohamed Dabone

Mohamed Dabone
Dabone with FC Barcelona in 2024
No. 60 – FC Barcelona B
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga U
Personal information
Born (2011-10-21) 21 October 2011
Burkina Faso
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Career history
2025–presentFC Barcelona
2025–present→FC Barcelona B
Career highlights

Mohamed Samsoudine Dabone (born October 21, 2011)[1] is a Burkinabé basketball player who plays as a center for FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[2][3][4][5][6] He was born on October 21, 2011[7] and currently stands at 6 ft 11 in (2.10 m),[8] although his age[9][10] and nationality are contested.[11][12][13][14][5][15][16] He was called up to Barcelona's first team during pre-season in August 2025[17][18][19] and is considered a future NBA prospect, drawing comparisons to Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

Youth career

Dabone joined FC Barcelona's youth ranks in 2022.[27] In February of 2024, he helped Barcelona win the Minicopa del Rey, one of Spain's major junior basketball tournaments. He was also crowned as the competition's MVP.[28]

Dabone made his debut with the FC Barcelona senior team in a friendly game against Bàsquet Girona on September 12, 2025. Playing for over 9 minutes, he scored 4 points and recorded 3 rebounds.[29][30]

In May 2026, Dabone won the Final tournament of the 2025–26 EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament with Barcelona, in which he made the All-Tournament Team.[31][32]

Personal life

In July 2026, Dabone officially received a Spanish passport and Spanish citizenship.[33][34]

References

  1. ↑ Duque, Nacho (2025-09-12). "Histórico: el prodigio Dabone debuta con el Barça ¡a los 13 años!". MARCA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  2. ↑ "MOHAMED DABONE Profile | Adidas Next Generation Tournament". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Age Question Marks & Elite Potential: Could Mohamed Dabone Be the Best NBA Prospect in the World?". wkyc.com. 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  4. ↑ Gozalbo, Àlex (2025-02-21). "The 13-year-old boy who threatens to break all of Barça's precocious records". Ara in English. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. 1 2 Lima, Matt De (2025-05-28). "Video of 13-Year-Old 6-Foot-10 NBA Prospect Is Catching Attention". Athlon Sports. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ↑ "U18 Barcelona edges U18 Zalgiris in NextGen EuroLeague Ulm final". Žalgiris (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  7. ↑ Deeks, Mark (2025-07-24). "Meet the 13-Year-Old Beef Tank Destined for the NBA". Heavy Sports. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  8. ↑ Kano, Shintaro (2025-08-15). "Who is Mohamed Dabone: Top things to know about the young basketball prospect from Burkina Faso". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  9. ↑ "The mystery and the promise of Mohamed Dabone, basketball's most talked-about teenager". CBS Sports. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  10. ↑ "The Curious Case of Mohamed Dabone". NBA Draft Room. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Basketball-Cadets: CDJDB et Swallows sacrés - Sport Fm" (in French). 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
  12. ↑ read, Vishwesha Kumar·3 min (2025-08-13). "6'11" 13-Year-Old Mohamed Dabone Already Drawing NBA Superstar Comparisons". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "NBA Draft prospect with 'Wemby Antetokounmpo' nickname looks like a future star | Sporting News Canada". www.sportingnews.com. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  14. ↑ Varier, Gautam (2024-02-19). "NBA Fans Are Stunned By 12-Year-Old Mohamed Dabone's Highlights: "Future No. 1 Pick"". Fadeaway World. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  15. ↑ Tomy, Meenu (2024-08-17). "Who Is Mohamed Dabone? Merely 6-Inches Shorter Than Victor Wembanyama, Meet 13YO Future European Star". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  16. ↑ Greenie. "Meet Mohamed Dabone, The Next Generational Basketball Prospect Who Has Already Been Dubbed "Wemby Antetokounmpo"". www.barstoolsports.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  17. ↑ "Answer to Barca's 13-year-old phenom? Real Madrid signs 11-year-old giant". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  18. ↑ Gozalbo, Àlex (2025-09-17). "A 13-year-old boy is knocking on the door of Barça's first team". Ara in English. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  19. ↑ "What Does Mohamed Dabone Getting Elevated to Barcelona's First Team Mean?". NBA Draft On SI. 2025-08-19. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  20. ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  21. ↑ O’Connell, Robert. "The Ginormous 13-Year-Old Who Might Be the NBA's Next Unicorn". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  22. ↑ "13-year-old dubbed 'Wemby Antetokounmpo' promoted to Barcelona's first team". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  23. ↑ Petrovic, Vuk-Milos (2025-08-12). "Barcelona's 13-year-old phenom set to join first team". Basketball Sphere. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  24. ↑ "Barcelona's 13-year-old 'Wemby Antetokounmpo' wonderkid goes viral". The Big Lead. 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  25. ↑ O’Connell, Robert. "The Ginormous 13-Year-Old Who Might Be the NBA's Next Unicorn". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  26. ↑ king, julian (2025-08-19). "Duke Recruiting: Is A Once In A Lifetime Player On The Horizon?". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  27. ↑ "Quién es Mohamed Dabone, la joya de 13 años y 2,10 metros que el Barcelona podría subir al primer equipo". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  28. ↑ "Mohamed Dabone, MVP de la Minicopa Endesa". acb.com (in Spanish). 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  29. ↑ del Río, Marc (2025-09-12). "¡Debuta Mohamed Dabone en el Barça con tan solo 13 años!". sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  30. ↑ "Barcelona's 13-year-old phenom makes first-team debut with highlight play". basketnews.com. 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  31. ↑ West, Andy (4 May 2026). "U18 Barcelona secures NextGen crown with Championship Game win over U18 Real Madrid". Euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  32. ↑ @EuroLeague (May 24, 2026). "The #NextGenEuroLeague Finals Athens All-Tournament Team 👏" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  33. ↑ Jiménez, Juan (Jul 28, 2026). "¡Dabone ya es español!". Asc.com. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Barcelona's NBA prospect receives Spanish citizenship". basketnews.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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