Mohamed Diomande

Mohamed Diomande

Diomande playing for Nordsjælland in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Baba Diomande [1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth	Yopougon, Ivory Coast [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team	Rangers
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–	Rangers	23	(3)
International career‡
2023–2024	Ivory Coast U23	1	(0)
2024–	Ivory Coast	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 26 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Mohamed Baba Diomande (born 30 October 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Ivory Coast national team.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18 February 2024.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the 2024 Scottish League Cup final.^{[ citation needed ]}

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande is of Ghanaian descent. ^[9] 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. ^[10]

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. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2025 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 (loan)	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	13	2	4	0	—		2 [d]	0	19	2
Rangers	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	22	3	1	0	4	1	8 [e]	1	35	5
Career total			131	16	13	5	4	1	17	1	165	23

1. Includes Danish Cup and Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023 ^[12]

References

1. Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
2. https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/mohamed-diomande_prs555297/person.shtml
3. "THE JOURNEY: Mohammed Diomande". www.youtube.com. FC Nordsjælland . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "Nordsjælland vs. Horsens – 19 February 2020". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
5. Kjems Hansen, Torsten (21 February 2020). "Efter debut i Superligaen: Han bliver en markant spiller" (in Danish). Tipsbladet . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
6. Mohamed Diomande at Soccerway
7. "Brøndby slår FCN efter stort comeback". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy". BBC Sport. 26 January 2024.
9. "Ivory Coast-born Mohamed Diomande named in Ghana's squad for friendlies against Nigeria, Uganda". Footballghana.
10. "Tournoi « Morroco U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs". www.pressecotedivoire.ci.
11. "Ivory Coast v Gabon game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
12. Sand, Nicolai (5 August 2023). "Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.