Adama Diomandé

Adama Diomandé
Personal information
Full name Valentin Adama Diomandé
Date of birth (1990-02-14) 14 February 1990
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Hull City
Number 25
Youth career
–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2007 Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Lyn 3 (0)
2010 Skeid 12 (8)
2010–2011 Hødd 38 (18)
2012–2013 Strømsgodset 46 (15)
2014 Dinamo Minsk 23 (3)
2015 Stabæk 21 (17)
2015– Hull City 4 (1)
National team
2013 Norway U23 1 (0)
2015– Norway 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:53, 2 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2015

Valentin Adama "Dio" Diomandé (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Hull City. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk and Stabæk.

Early life

Diomandé 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.[3]

Career

Diomandé made his senior début on 19 October 2008 against Hamarkameratene, as a substitute in the 86th minute. He played one more game in 2008 and one in 2009.[1] Ahead of the 2010 season he joined Skeid.[2]

On 26 March 2015, Diomandé signed a 2.5-year contract with Stabæk.[4]

On 1 September 2015, Diomandé joined English Championship club Hull City for a fee of £1.7 million.[5] 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 the 1–0 home win against Bolton Wanderers.[6]

International career

Diomandé received his first international call-up to the senior team in June 2015, making his début for the senior team on the 12th 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.

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2016[7][8]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008 Lyn Tippeligaen 200020
2009 100010
2010 Skeid 2. Divisjon 12821149
2010 Hødd 10400104
2011 Adeccoligaen 2814333117
2012 Strømsgodset Tippeligaen 21731248
2013 25810268
2014 Dinamo Minsk Belarusian Premier League 23310243
2015 Stabæk Tippeligaen 2117582623
2015–16 Hull City Championship 412061
Career Total 14760171316473

Honours

Club

References

  1. 1 2 "Adama Diomande". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 Vindegg, Anders (8 February 2010). "Adama Diomande klar for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. Svarstad, Jørgen (3 September 2008). "Får Lyn-karrière". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
  4. "Diomande klar for Stabæk". http://www.stabak.no/ (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "Deadline Day: Tigers Sign Norwegian Striker Adama Diomande". Hull City. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. "Hull 1–0 Bolton". BBC Sport (BBC). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. "A.Diomandé". http://uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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