Mohamed Diomande
Ivorian footballer (born 2001)
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Mohamed Baba Diomande (born 30 October 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çorum and the Ivory Coast national team.
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Diomande in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mohamed Baba Diomande[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yopougon, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çorum | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | Right to Dream | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Nordsjælland | 96 | (11) |
| 2024 | → Rangers (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Rangers | 69 | (5) |
| 2026– | Çorum | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ivory Coast | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:13, 31 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Nordsjælland
Growing up in Wassakara in the Yopougon suburb of the Ivorian capital of Abidjan,[3] Diomande came to the Danish club FC Nordsjælland through the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana. He made his professional debut on 19 February 2020 in a Danish Superliga match against AC Horsens, starting at central midfield in the 6–0 home win before being replaced in the 60th minute by Clinton Antwi.[4] Diomande was subsequently praised by head coach Flemming Pedersen, who stated that "[h]e covers a large area of the pitch [...] he's a good dribbler and physically strong. When he adjusts to the Superliga, he will also become one of our most important players."[5] He finished his first season as a senior player with 15 total appearances.[6]
Diomande scored his first goal for Nordsjælland on 13 September 2020, the first matchday of the 2020–21 season, in a 3–2 loss to Brøndby IF.[7]
Rangers
On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a loan with an obligation to buy deal.[8] He made his debut for Rangers on 6 February 2024, coming on as a 85th minute substitute, replacing Todd Cantwell during a Scottish Premiership match at home to Aberdeen.[9] He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18 February 2024.[10]
On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the 2024 Scottish League Cup final.[11][12]
Çorum
On 12 August 2026, Diomande joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Çorum for a reported transfer fee of around £4.5m.[13]
International career
Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande is of Ghanaian descent.[14] He was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s in March 2023. He has since been called up to the Ghana National Team due to his early career.[15]
Diomande made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He substituted Jean Michaël Seri in the 78th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 August 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 96 | 11 | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | 0 | 111 | 16 | |||
| Rangers | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12[e] | 1 | 54 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11[f] | 1 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2026–27 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 122 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 233 | 26 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup and Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 11 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023[17]
