Adama Diomande

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Adama Diomande
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Diomande playing for Hull City in 2018
Personal information
Full name Valentin Adama Diomande[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-14) 14 February 1990 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Sailiya
Number 99
Youth career
Holmlia
–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2007 Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Lyn 3 (0)
2010 Skeid 12 (8)
2010–2011 Hødd 38 (18)
2012–2013 Strømsgodset 46 (15)
2014 Dinamo Minsk 23 (3)
2015 Stabæk 21 (17)
2015–2018 Hull City 49 (6)
2018–2020 Los Angeles FC 44 (20)
2021 Cangzhou Mighty Lions 4 (1)
2021– Al-Sailiya 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 Norway U23 1 (0)
2015– Norway 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:08, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:01, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Valentin Adama Diomande (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League as a striker. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk, Stabæk, Hull City, and Los Angeles FC.

Early life[]

Diomande was born in Oslo to parents from the Ivory Coast. He played youth football for the clubs Holmlia, Vålerenga, and Lyn.[4] He has attended the sport secondary school , like most of Lyn's young players. He initially studied sports science at Ulsrud High School.[5]

Career[]

Diomande made his senior debut on 19 October 2008 against Hamarkameratene, as a substitute in the 86th minute. He played one more game in 2008 and one in 2009.[3] Ahead of the 2010 season he joined Skeid.[4]

On 26 March 2015, Diomande signed a 2.5-year contract with Stabæk.[6] Playing for head coach Bob Bradley in 2015, Diomande had his most productive season to date, scoring 25 goals in 26 appearances.[7]

On 1 September 2015, Diomande joined English club Hull City of the Championship for a fee of £1.7 million.[8] Because of injury, he had to wait until 12 December 2015 to make his debut when he came off the bench as a 77th-minute replacement for Chuba Akpom, in a 1–0 home win against Bolton Wanderers.[9] Diomande made his Premier League debut on 13 August 2016, scoring a spectacular overhead kick in a shock 2–1 defeat of reigning champions Leicester City.[10]

On 1 May 2018, Diomande signed with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, reuniting him with Bradley in his first season at LAFC.[7] Diomande made an immediate impact, scoring nine goals in his first seven league contests and being named MLS Player of the Month in his first full month on the squad.[11][12]

On August 13, 2020, Diomande released a statement on Twitter that he was terminating his contract with LAFC "with immediate effect" for family reasons.[13]

On 2 April 2021, Diomande joined Chinese club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[14]

On 8 August 2021, Diomande joined Qatari club Al-Sailiya.[15]

International career[]

Diomande received his first international call-up to the senior team in June 2015, making his debut for the senior team on 12 June when he came on as a substitute for Joshua King in the 79th minute of a goalless UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying draw against Azerbaijan at Ullevaal Stadion.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 23 December 2020[16][17]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyn 2008 Tippeligaen 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2009 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Skeid 2010 2. Divisjon 12 8 2 1 — 0 0 14 9
Hødd 2010 2. Divisjon 10 4 0 0 — — 10 4
2011 Adeccoligaen 28 14 3 3 — — 31 17
Total 38 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 41 21
Strømsgodset 2012 Tippeligaen 21 7 3 1 — — 24 8
2013 Tippeligaen 25 8 1 0 —— 1 0 27 8
Total 46 15 4 1 0 0 1 0 51 16
Dinamo Minsk 2014 Belarusian Premier League 23 3 1 0 — 8 0 32 3
Stabæk 2015 Tippeligaen 21 17 5 8 — — 26 25
Hull City 2015–16 Championship 11 3 4 0 0 0 — 15 3
2016–17 Premier League 22 2 2 0 6 2 — 30 4
2017–18 Championship 16 1 3 0 0 0 — 19 1
Total 49 6 9 0 6 2 0 0 64 8
Los Angeles FC 2018 MLS 18 12 2 0 1[a] 0 — 21 12
2019 MLS 25 8 2 2 2[a] 2 — 29 12
2020 MLS 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 44 20 4 2 3 2 0 0 51 24
Career Total 236 87 28 18 8 2 9 0 282 106
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Includes appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs

International[]

As of 10 June 2018.[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2015 1 0
2016 9 1
2017 1 0
Total 11 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.[17]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2016 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  San Marino 2–1 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Strømsgodset

Los Angeles FC

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "2016/17 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Adama Diomande: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Adama Diomande". LynHistorie.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Vindegg, Anders (8 February 2010). "Adama Diomande klar for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  5. ^ Svarstad, Jørgen (3 September 2008). "Får Lyn-karrière". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ "Diomande klar for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "LAFC Acquires Forward Adama Diomande From Hull City". lafc.com. Los Angeles Football Club. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Deadline Day: Tigers Sign Norwegian Striker Adama Diomande". Hull City. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Hull 1–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Hull City 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Stejskal: How Bob Bradley got Adama Diomande back to his devastating best". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "LAFC Forward Diomande Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/Diomxnde/status/1293988851967434753
  14. ^ "官方：挪威前锋迪奥曼德加盟沧州雄狮" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  15. ^ "لاعب نرويجي يكمل عقد أجانب السيلية" (in Arabic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "A.Diomandé". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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