Adama Diomande
Valentin Adama Diomande (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk, Stabæk, Hull City, Los Angeles FC, Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Al-Sailiya, Al-Arabi, and Odd.
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Diomande playing for Hull City in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Adama Diomande[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Norway | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:35, 14 May 2023 (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.[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 August 13, 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 February 25, 2023.[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.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 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 | ||
- Appearances in 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
- "Valentin Adama Diomande profile". Norwegian Football Federation.
- 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.
- Svarstad, Jørgen (3 September 2008). "Får Lyn-karrière". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
- "Diomande klar for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Hull 1–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Hull City 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- "Stejskal: How Bob Bradley got Adama Diomande back to his devastating best". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "LAFC Forward Diomande Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Twitter". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "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.
- "لاعب نرويجي يكمل عقد أجانب السيلية" (in Arabic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Toronto FC acquire forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 12 January 2023.
- "D.C. United rallies late to beat Toronto FC 3-2 in wild MLS season opener". 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- Adama Diomande at Soccerway
- "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
- Adama Diomande at Major League Soccer
- Adama Diomande at Soccerway
- Adama Diomande at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)