Mohamed Diomande
![]() Diomande playing for Nordsjælland in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Baba Diomande[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 30 October 2001||
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 | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Right to Dream | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Nordsjælland | 96 | (11) |
2024 | → Rangers (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2024– | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023–2024 | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Ivory Coast | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
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 and the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
[edit]Nordsjælland
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Diomande made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He substituted Jean Michaël Seri in the 78th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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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 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
Career total | 111 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 18 |
- ^ Includes Danish Cup and Scottish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "THE JOURNEY: Mohammed Diomande". www.youtube.com. FC Nordsjælland. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Horsens – 19 February 2020". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Kjems Hansen, Torsten (21 February 2020). "Efter debut i Superligaen: Han bliver en markant spiller" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway
- ^ "Brøndby slår FCN efter stort comeback". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy". BBC Sport. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
- ^ "Ivory Coast v Gabon game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Abidjan
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ivory Coast men's youth international footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Right to Dream Academy players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Danish Superliga players
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland