Adama Diomande

Valentin Adama Diomande (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk, Stabæk, and Hull City.

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[2]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
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)
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 05:06, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:01, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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 Norges Toppidrettsgymnas, 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]

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.

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 December 2020[14][15]
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyn 2008 Tippeligaen 2000—0020
2009 Tippeligaen 1000—0010
Total 3000000030
Skeid 2010 2. Divisjon 12821—00149
Hødd 2010 2. Divisjon 10400——104
2011 Adeccoligaen 281433——3117
Total 38183300004121
Strømsgodset 2012 Tippeligaen 21731——248
2013 Tippeligaen 25810——10278
Total 46154100105116
Dinamo Minsk 2014 Belarusian Premier League 23310—80323
Stabæk 2015 Tippeligaen 211758——2625
Hull City 2015–16 Championship 1134000—153
2016–17 Premier League 2222062—304
2017–18 Championship 1613000—191
Total 496906200648
Los Angeles FC 2018 MLS 1812201[lower-alpha 1]0—2112
2019 MLS 258222[lower-alpha 1]2—2912
2020 MLS 1000——10
Total 44204232005124
Career Total 2368728188290282106
  1. Includes appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs

International
As of 10 June 2018.[16]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201510
201691
201710
Total111

International goals
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.[15]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway San Marino2–14–12018 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. "Adama Diomande". LynHistorie.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. 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. "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. "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. "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  15. "A.Diomandé". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  16. "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.


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