Have you ever heard of Mahamadou Landoure? If you haven’t, that’s okay, but you are going to start wanting to pay attention.
At just 13 years old, Landoure has been dubbed “the most dominant basketball player” on the planet. Standing 6-foot-9, he stars for the Real Madrid U14 academy squad.
Over the weekend, Landoure broke out for Real Madrid in the Endesa Mini Cup championship game and immediately put his name on everyone’s radar. Landoure generated immediate buzz in the team’s 84-74 win where he posted an absurd 56 points, 33 rebounds, and five blocks en route to winning the MVP award.
Landoure went 21-for-29 (72%) from the field.
Throughout the tournament, Landoure averaged 19.2 points and 17.4 rebounds in five games. He’s a human cheat code.
6'9" Mahamadou Landoure is only 13 YEARS OLD 🤯
56 PTS
33 REB
5 BLK
21/29 FGTHE FUTUREEEE 🗣️ (h/t @swishcultures_)pic.twitter.com/66RINVFK4t
— Overtime (@overtime) February 19, 2023
Landoure was born in Djenne, Mali, and began playing basketball in his hometown before moving to Europe and joining the Spanish Basketball Academy for the 2021-22 season, according to The Sun. He was eventually invited to join Barcelona, and later received an invitation from Madrid, who had won eight of the last nine editions of the tournament.
Previous stars to be featured in the tournament include Ricky Rubio and Luka Doncic, who also joined Real Madrid at age 13.
With the recent rise in European talent, Landoure could be on the path to superstardom.
