Adama Diomandé
 Diomandé playing for Skeid in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Adama Diomandé | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 20 | ||
| 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 | 21 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Norway | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 26 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Valentin Adama "Dio" Diomandé (born 14 February 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League 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. He initially studied sports science at Ulsrud High School.[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 club Hull City of the Championship 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] Diomandé 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.[7]
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
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008 | Lyn | Tippeligaen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Skeid | 2. Divisjon | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| 2010 | Hødd | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Adeccoligaen | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | |
| 2012 | Strømsgodset | Tippeligaen | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 |
| 2013 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2014 | Dinamo Minsk | Belarusian Premier League | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 2015 | Stabæk | Tippeligaen | 21 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 |
| 2015–16 | Hull City | Championship | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 164 | 65 | 23 | 15 | 187 | 80 | ||
Honours
Club
References
- 1 2 "Adama Diomande". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- 1 2 Vindegg, Anders (8 February 2010). "Adama Diomande klar for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. 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. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Deadline Day: Tigers Sign Norwegian Striker Adama Diomande". Hull City. 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.
- ↑ "Adama Diomande". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "A.Diomandé". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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