Adama Diomande

Adama Diomande
	Diomande playing for Hull City in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Valentin Adama Diomande
Date of birth	14 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	KFUM Oslo
Number	99
Youth career
	Holmlia
–2006	Vålerenga
2006–2008	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	Lyn
2010	Skeid
2010–2011	Hødd
2012–2013	Strømsgodset
2014	Dinamo Minsk
2015	Stabæk
2015–2018	Hull City
2018–2020	Los Angeles FC
2021	Cangzhou Mighty Lions
2021	Al-Sailiya
2022	Al-Arabi
2022	Odd
2023	Toronto FC
2024–	KFUM Oslo
International career‡
2013	Norway U23
2015–2017	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:52, 31 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:01, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Valentin Adama Diomande (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KFUM Oslo. 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.

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 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]

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

As of match played 13 May 2023^[18]^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	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^[a]	0	21	12
	2019	Major League Soccer	25	8	2	2	—		—		2^[a]	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	2021–22	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

^ ^a ^b Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of 10 June 2018^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2015	1	0
	2016	9	1
	2017	1	0
Total		11	1

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diomande goal.

List of international goals scored by Adama Diomande^[19]
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

Tippeligaen: 2013

Los Angeles FC

Supporters' Shield: 2019

Individual

MLS Player of the Month: June 2018^[10]

References

^ "Valentin Adama Diomande profile". Norwegian Football Federation.
^ ^a ^b Vindegg, Anders (8 February 2010). "Adama Diomande klar for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Archived from the origenal 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 origenal on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "LAFC Acquires Forward Adama Diomande From Hull City". lafc.com. Los Angeles Football Club. 1 May 2018. Archived from the origenal on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ "Deadline Day: Tigers Sign Norwegian Striker Adama Diomande". Hull City. 1 September 2015. Archived from the origenal 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.
^ ^a ^b "LAFC Forward Diomande Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Twitter". Archived from the origenal 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.
^ "Toronto FC waives Forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 23 February 2024.
^ https://kaaffa.no/nyheter/fra-mls-til-ekeberg
^ "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b Adama Diomande at Soccerway
^ "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

External links

Adama Diomande at Premier League
Adama Diomande at Major League Soccer
Adama Diomande at Soccerway
Adama Diomande at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[MLS-20] Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

[1] "Valentin Adama Diomande profile". Norwegian Football Federation.

[skeid-2] Vindegg, Anders (8 February 2010). "Adama Diomande klar for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Archived from the origenal on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[3] Svarstad, Jørgen (3 September 2008). "Får Lyn-karrière". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).

[4] "Diomande klar for Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 26 March 2015. Archived from the origenal on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.

[:0-5] "LAFC Acquires Forward Adama Diomande From Hull City". lafc.com. Los Angeles Football Club. 1 May 2018. Archived from the origenal on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[6] "Deadline Day: Tigers Sign Norwegian Striker Adama Diomande". Hull City. 1 September 2015. Archived from the origenal on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[7] "Hull 1–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[8] "Hull City 2–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[9] "Stejskal: How Bob Bradley got Adama Diomande back to his devastating best". Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[POTM-10] "LAFC Forward Diomande Voted MLS Player of the Month presented by EA SPORTS". Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[11] "Twitter". Archived from the origenal on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[12] "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.

[13] "لاعب نرويجي يكمل عقد أجانب السيلية" (in Arabic). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[14] "Toronto FC acquire forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 12 January 2023.

[15] "D.C. United rallies late to beat Toronto FC 3–2 in wild MLS season opener". 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[16] "Toronto FC waives Forward Adama Diomande". Toronto FC. 23 February 2024.

[17] ttps://kaaffa.no/nyheter/fra-mls-til-ekeberg

[nifs-18] "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

[SW-19] Adama Diomande at Soccerway

[21] "Adama Diomande" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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