Mohamed Diomande

Ivorian footballer (born 2001)

Mohamed Diomande
Diomande in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Baba Diomande[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Yopougon, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 42
Youth career
Right to Dream
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nordsjælland 96 (11)
2024– → Rangers 7 (2)
International career‡
2023–2024 Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:01, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Mohamed Baba Diomande (born 30 October 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, on loan from Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.

Club career

Nordsjælland

Growing up in Wassakara in the Yopougon suburb of the Ivorian capital of Abidjan,[2] Diomande came to the Danish club FC Nordsjælland through the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. He made his professional debut on 19 February 2020 in a Danish Superliga match against AC Horsens, starting at central midfield in the 6–0 home win before being replaced in the 60th minute by Clinton Antwi.[3] Diomande was subsequently praised by head coach Flemming Pedersen, who stated that "[h]e covers a large area of the pitch [...] he's a good dribbler and physically strong. When he adjusts to the Superliga, he will also become one of our most important players."[4] He finished his first season as a senior player with 15 total appearances.[5]

Diomande scored his first goal for Nordsjælland on 13 September 2020, the first matchday of the 2020–21 season, in a 3–2 loss to Brøndby IF.[6]

Rangers

On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a loan with an obligation to buy deal.[7] He made his debut for Rangers on 6 February 2024, coming on as a 85th minute substitute, replacing Todd Cantwell during a Scottish Premiership match at home to Aberdeen. He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3-0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18th February 2024.

International career

Diomande was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in March 2023. He has since been called up to the Ghana National Team due to his early career. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 March 2024[5]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2019–20 Danish Superliga 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 11 3 2 0 — — 13 3
2021–22 Danish Superliga 25 3 1 1 — — 26 4
2022–23 Danish Superliga 32 5 4 3 — — 36 8
2023–24 Danish Superliga 13 0 1 1 — 7[b] 0 21 1
Total 96 11 8 5 — 7 0 111 16
Rangers 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 7 2 2 0 — 2 0 11 2
Total 103 13 10 5 0 0 9 0 122 18

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "THE JOURNEY: Mohammed Diomande". www.youtube.com. FC Nordsjælland. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Horsens – 19 February 2020". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kjems Hansen, Torsten (21 February 2020). "Efter debut i Superligaen: Han bliver en markant spiller" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Brøndby slår FCN efter stort comeback". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy". BBC Sport. 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
  9. ^ Sand, Nicolai (5 August 2023). "Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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