Tidjane Salaun was born in Paris, France on August 10, 2005 and began playing for Cholet Basket's team in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, in 2021.
Salaun participated in the NBA Basketball Without Borders camp during the 2023 NBA All-Star weekend and was named the MVP of the 2023 Trophee du Futur (Trophy of the Future) tournament after averaging 17.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. After the tournament, Salaun signed his first professional contract with Cholet's senior team. This past season he averaged 9.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.per