Ismaël Diomandé (footballer, born 1992)
Tiémoko Ismaël Diomandé (born 28 August 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
![]() Diomandé with Saint-Étienne in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Tiémoko Ismaël Diomandé[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 28 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | ASEC Mimosas | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Aubervilliers | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Saint-Étienne B | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Saint-Étienne | 47 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | → Caen (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Caen | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Çaykur Rizespor | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Konyaspor | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Samsunspor | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Petrolul Ploiești | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | Ivory Coast | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2019 |
Club career
Diomandé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and first played youth football for ASEC Mimosas. He moved to the suburbs of Paris in 2008 and spent a few years in the Aubervilliers and Paris FC academies.[3]
In 2010, Diomandé joined the youth setup of Saint-Étienne.[4] In 2011, he was in the starting lineup of the Under-19 Gambardella Cup final against Monaco, and broke into the first team the same year. He signed a professional contract with Les Verts in 2012.
Diomandé was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 team Caen in January 2016. In June that year, he joined them on a permanent transfer after signing a three-year deal.[5]
Starting from 2019, Diomandé competed abroad in Turkey, with successive stints at Çaykur Rizespor, Konyaspor and Samsunspor. On 23 March 2023, he agreed to a deal for an undisclosed period with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 July 2019[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ivory Coast | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
2015 | 7 | 0 | |
2016 | 4 | 1 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 1 |
References
- "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- "Ismaël Diomandé". starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "Interview avec Ismaël Tiémoko DIOMANDE (Académie MimoSifcom 2005-2008 /ASSE 2012-2013) : « C'est un retour aux sources » - ASEC.CI". www.asec.ci. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "Info FM : à la découverte d'Ismaël Diomandé, dernière trouvaille de l'ASSE". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "Option d'achat levée pour Ismaël Diomandé". Stade Malherbe Caen. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "Bun venit, Ismael Diomande!" [Welcome, Ismaël Diomandé!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- Ismaël Diomandé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ismaël Diomandé at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
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- Ismaël Diomandé at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ismaël Diomandé – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Ismaël Diomandé at L'Équipe Football (in French)