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Adama Diomande
Norwegian footballer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valentin Adama Diomande (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward. 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.
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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
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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]
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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
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
- As of 10 June 2018[20]
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diomande goal.
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Honours
Strømsgodset
Los Angeles FC
Individual
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