Adama Diomande

Adama Diomande
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 34)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 KFUM Oslo
Number 99
Youth career
Holmlia
–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2008 Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 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 9 (1)
2022 Al-Arabi 8 (4)
2022 Odd 2 (1)
2023 Toronto FC 5 (0)
2024– KFUM Oslo 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Norway U23 1 (0)
2015–2017 Norway 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:52, 31 August 2024 (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 plays as a forward for KFUM Oslo. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk, Stabæk, Hull City, Los Angeles FC, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Al-Sailiya, Al-Arabi, Odd, and Toronto 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.[2] He has attended the sport secondary school Norges Toppidrettsgymnas, like most of Lyn's young players. He initially studied sports science at Ulsrud High School.[3]

Club 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. Ahead of the 2010 season he joined Skeid.[2]

On 26 March 2015, Diomande signed a 2.5-year contract with Stabæk.[4] Playing for head coach Bob Bradley in 2015, Diomande had his most productive season to date, scoring 25 goals in 26 appearances.[5]

On 1 September 2015, Diomande joined English club Hull City of the Championship for a fee of £1.7 million.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

On 1 May 2018, Diomande signed with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC, reuniting him with Bradley in his first season at LAFC.[5] 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.[9][10]

On 13 August 2020, Diomande released a statement on Twitter that he was terminating his contract with LAFC "with immediate effect" for family reasons.[11]

On 2 April 2021, Diomande joined Chinese club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[12]

On 8 August 2021, Diomande joined Qatari club Al-Sailiya.[13]

In January 2023, he joined Toronto FC.[14] Diomande made his debut for the club starting in a 3–2 loss at DC United in the season opener on 25 February 2023.[15] After missing most of the 2023 season due to injury, he was waived by the club ahead of the 2024 season.[16] On 30 August, he joined KFUM Oslo.[17]

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 match played 13 May 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 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 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 0 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 0 0 64 8
Los Angeles FC 2018 Major League Soccer 18 12 2 0 — — 1[a] 0 21 12
2019 Major League Soccer 25 8 2 2 — — 2[a] 2 29 12
2020 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Total 44 20 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 51 24
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2021 Chinese Super League 4 1 0 0 — — — 4 1
Al-Sailiya 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 9 1 0 0 3 2 — — 12 3
Al-Arabi 2021–22 Qatar Stars League 8 4 1 0 0 0 — — 9 4
Odds 2022 Eliteserien 2 1 0 0 — — — 2 1
Toronto FC 2023 Major League Soccer 5 0 0 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Career total 264 95 29 18 8 2 9 0 3 2 314 115
  1. ^ a b Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of 10 June 2018[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2015 1 0
2016 9 1
2017 1 0
Total 11 1
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diomande goal.
List of international goals scored by Adama Diomande[19]
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. ^ "Valentin Adama Diomande profile". Norwegian Football Federation.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Svarstad, Jørgen (3 September 2008). "Får Lyn-karrière". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Diomande klar for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "LAFC Acquires Forward Adama Diomande From Hull City". lafc.com. Los Angeles Football Club. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Hull 1–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Hull City 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Stejskal: How Bob Bradley got Adama Diomande back to his devastating best". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "LAFC Forward Diomande Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Twitter". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "لاعب نرويجي يكمل عقد أجانب السيلية" (in Arabic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Toronto FC acquire forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 12 January 2023.
  15. ^ "D.C. United rallies late to beat Toronto FC 3–2 in wild MLS season opener". 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Toronto FC waives Forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 23 February 2024.
  17. ^ https://kaaffa.no/nyheter/fra-mls-til-ekeberg
  18. ^ "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  19. ^ a b Adama Diomande at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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