Ousmane Diomande

Ousmane Diomande (born 4 December 2003) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Ivory Coast national team.

Ousmane Diomande
Personal information
Full name Ousmane Diomande
Date of birth (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 26
Youth career
2014–2020 OS Abobo
2020–2022 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Mafra (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Sporting CP 21 (2)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Midtjylland

Diomande is a youth product of the Ivorian club Olympic Sport Abobo, having joined at the age of 10.[1] He moved to the youth academy of the Danish club Midtjylland in January 2020.[2]

Diomande joined the Portuguese club Mafra on loan on 5 August 2022 on a season-long loan.[3] The next day he made his professional debut with Mafra in a 3–1 Liga Portugal 2 loss to Oliveirense on 6 August 2022.[4]

Sporting

Thanks to impressive performances with Mafra, Diomande's loan was cut short halfway through the season and he transferred to Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on 31 January 2023, for a fee of €7.5 million, signing a contract until 2027.[5]

Diomande made his debut for the Lisbon club on 7 February, coming off the bench to replace Matheus Reis on the final minutes of a 1–0 league victory away at Rio Ave.[6] Two weeks later, he made his first start for the Lions, in a 3–2 league victory away at Chaves, where he was replaced by Jeremiah St. Juste on the 71st minute.[7] Diomande made his European debut on 9 March, coming off the bench to replace Ricardo Esgaio on the 77th minute of a 2–2 draw at home to Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg.[8] Eight days later, on the return fixture in the Emirates Stadium, Diomande started and played the full match, as Sporting drew 1–1 and eliminated Arsenal through penalty shootout.[9] The Ivorian scored his first goal for the Lions on 21 May 2023, in the Derby de Lisboa, out-jumping Álex Grimaldo to head a Nuno Santos corner into the net, making the score 2–0 for Sporting; however, Benfica went on to salvage a 2–2 draw.[10] Sporting CP finished the 2022–23 season in 4th place in the Primeira Liga, qualifying for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage.[11]

On 21 September 2023, Diomande scored his first goal in European competitions, through a 84th minute winner in a 2–1 victory away at Sturm Graz in the UEFA Europa League.[12]

International career

Diomande was called up to the Ivory Coast national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.[13] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Lesotho on 9 September 2023.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 0000—00—00
2022–23 Danish Superliga 0000—00—00
Total 0000—00—00
Mafra (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 1301031——171
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 13100004[lower-alpha 3]000171
2023–24 Primeira Liga 8100002[lower-alpha 3]100102
Total 21200006100273
Career total 34210316100444
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Quem o garante é o homem que 'descobriu' o novo central do Sporting para o futebol: "Diomande será um dos melhores do mundo"". SAPO Brasil.
  2. Dia, Jules (January 19, 2023). "Mercato : Arsenal à la lutte avec le Sporting Lisbone pour une pépite ivoirienne".
  3. "Spilletid forude: FCM udlejer forsvarstalent til portugisisk klub". Sport Herning.
  4. "Futebol | CD Mafra começa o campeonato com uma derrota frente ao Oliveirense – Jornal de Mafra Futebol | CD Mafra começa o campeonato com uma derrota frente ao Oliveirense". August 6, 2022.
  5. "Arsenal and Man City target Ousmane Diomande completes deadline day deal after offer 'too good to refuse'". uk.finance.yahoo.com.
  6. "Chermiti goal earns Sporting CP three points". Sporting CP. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. "Sporting CP beat GD Chaves 2-3". Sporting CP. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  8. "London calling for Sporting CP after 2-2 first leg with Arsenal". Sporting CP. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. "Sporting CP outstrike Gunners in Europa League shootout". Sporting CP. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. "Derby victory denied by late equaliser". Sporting CP. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  11. "Classificação Liga" [League Classification]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  12. "Análise: Gyokeres e Diomande colocaram fim à malapata na Áustria" [Analysis: Gyokeres and Diomande put an end to the bad luck in Austria]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  13. "Matchs CIV-LES & CIV-MAL : Voici Les 25 Eléphants Retenus". www.fifciv.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  14. Info, R. T. I. (September 9, 2023). "La Côte d'Ivoire bat le Lesotho sur le score de 1 but à 0 au stade Laurent Pokou de San Pedro. Le but ivoirien a été inscrit par Ibrahim Sangaré à la 16e minute". RTI Info.
  15. Ousmane Diomande at Soccerway
  16. "Diomande eleito Defesa do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Diomande chosen as Liga Portugal SABSEG's Defender of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  17. "Ousmane Diomande eleito Defesa do Mês da Liga Portugal Betclic em setembro" [Ousmane Diomande elected Liga Portugal Betclic's Defender of the Month for September]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 10 October 2023.
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