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Tiémoko Ismaël Diomandé (born 28 August 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Diomandé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and first played youth football for ASEC Mimosas. He moved to the suburbs of Paris in 2008 and spent a few years in the Aubervilliers and Paris FC academies.[3]

In 2010, Diomandé joined the youth setup of Saint-Étienne.[4] In 2011, he was in the starting lineup of the Under-19 Gambardella Cup final against Monaco, and broke into the first team the same year. He signed a professional contract with Les Verts in 2012.

Diomandé was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 team Caen in January 2016. In June that year, he joined them on a permanent transfer after signing a three-year deal.[5]

Starting from 2019, Diomandé competed abroad in Turkey, with successive stints at Çaykur Rizespor, Konyaspor and Samsunspor. On 23 March 2023, he agreed to a deal for an undisclosed period with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 July 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2014 5 0
2015 7 0
2016 4 1
2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 19 1

Honours

Saint-Étienne[8]

Ivory Coast[8]

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ismaël Diomandé". starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Interview avec Ismaël Tiémoko DIOMANDE (Académie MimoSifcom 2005-2008 /ASSE 2012-2013) : « C'est un retour aux sources » - ASEC.CI". www.asec.ci. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Info FM : à la découverte d'Ismaël Diomandé, dernière trouvaille de l'ASSE". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Option d'achat levée pour Ismaël Diomandé". Stade Malherbe Caen. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Bun venit, Ismael Diomande!" [Welcome, Ismaël Diomandé!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. ^ Ismaël Diomandé at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ a b Ismaël Diomandé at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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