Yan Diomande
Ivorian footballer (born 2006)
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Yan Diomande (born 14 November 2006) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Ivory Coast national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yulee Hornets | |||
| 2022–2024 | DME Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Frenzi | ||
| 2025 | Leganés B | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Leganés | 10 | (2) |
| 2025– | RB Leipzig | 33 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Ivory Coast U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ivory Coast | 10 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:42, 4 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Abidjan, Diomande moved to the United States when he was 15 and joined DME Academy in 2022, after playing high school association football for the Yulee Hornets.[2] At the side, he was named 2023 STARI Player of the Year[3] and also helped their affiliate team Frenzi to win the 2023 United Premier Soccer League Premier Division.[4]
In October 2023, Diomande went on a trial at Scottish side Rangers,[5] but ended up not signing a contract and returned to DME.
Leganés
On 27 November 2024, Diomande agreed to a deal with Spanish La Liga side Leganés,[6][7] officially joining the club in January.[8] Initially a member of the reserves in Tercera Federación, he made his first team – and top tier – debut on 29 March, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Cruz in a 3–2 away loss to Real Madrid.[9]
Diomande scored his first professional goal on 11 May 2025, netting his side's second in a 3–2 home win over Espanyol.[10]
RB Leipzig
On 16 July 2025, Diomande signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig,[11] after the club paid his €20 million release clause.[12] A month later, on 16 August, he netted his first goal for the club in a 4–2 away win over SV Sandhausen in the DFB-Pokal.[13] On 25 October, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 6–0 away win over Augsburg.[14] Later that year, on 6 December, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, becoming the second youngest player to achieve this feat in Bundesliga history behind only Walter Bechtold in 1965.[15][16]
International career
On 27 May 2025, Diomande was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a friendly.[17] He made his debut for the senior team later that year and was named in the squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[18][19]
On 15 May 2026, Diomande was selected by head coach Emerse Faé in Ivory Coast's 26-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leganés B | 2024–25 | Tercera Federación | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Leganés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 13 | |
| Career total | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 15 | ||
International
- As of match played 4 June 2026[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diomande goal.[21]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2025 | Côte d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre, Mauritius |  Seychelles | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 October 2025 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Kenya | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 6 January 2026 | Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Individual
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: April 2026[22]
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: December 2025, February 2026[23]
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2025–26[24]
- VDV Bundesliga Newcomer of the Season: 2025–26[25]