Mohamed Diomande

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mohamed Diomande

| fullname = Mohamed Baba Diomande

| image =

| image_size =

| caption = Diomande against Celtic in 2025

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|10|30}}

| birth_place = Yopougon, Ivory Coast{{Soccerway |accessdate=24 August 2023}}

| height = 1.83mhttps://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/mohamed-diomande_prs555297/person.shtml

| position = Midfielder, left winger

| currentclub = Rangers

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = 2013–2020

| youthclubs1 = Right to Dream

| years1 = 2020–2024

| clubs1 = Nordsjælland

| caps1 = 96

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2024

| clubs2 = → Rangers (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Rangers

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2023–2024

| nationalteam1 = Ivory Coast U23

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = Ivory Coast

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 23:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 7 June 2025

}}

Mohamed Baba Diomande (born 30 October 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for {{Scottish football updater|Rangers}} 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,{{cite web |title=THE JOURNEY: Mohammed Diomande |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTsItN_U-pA |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=FC Nordsjælland |accessdate=24 August 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Nordsjælland vs. Horsens – 19 February 2020 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/19/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/ac-horsens/3027023/ |website=int.soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=24 August 2020}} 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."{{cite web |last1=Kjems Hansen |first1=Torsten |title=Efter debut i Superligaen: Han bliver en markant spiller |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/efter-debut-i-superligaen-han-bliver-en-markant-spiller |publisher=Tipsbladet |accessdate=24 August 2020 |language=da |date=21 February 2020}} He finished his first season as a senior player with 15 total appearances.{{soccerway|mohammed-diomande/653524}}

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.{{cite web |title=Brøndby slår FCN efter stort comeback |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2020-09-13-broendby-slaar-fcn-efter-stort-comeback |website=TV 2 Sport |accessdate=13 September 2020 |language=da |date=13 September 2020}}

= Rangers =

On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a loan with an obligation to buy deal.{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68082442 | title=Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy | work=BBC Sport | date=26 January 2024 }} 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|date=January 2025|reason=No citation}}

He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18 February 2024.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No citation}}

On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the 2024 Scottish League Cup final.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No citation}}

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande is of Ghanaian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://footballghana.com/ivory-coast-born-mohamed-diomande-named-in-ghanas-squad-for-friendlies-against-nigeria-uganda#google_vignette|title=Ivory Coast-born Mohamed Diomande named in Ghana’s squad for friendlies against Nigeria, Uganda|website=Footballghana}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressecotedivoire.ci/article/16327-tournoi-morroco-u23-challenge-emerse-fae-devoile-une-liste-de-23-joueurs|title=Tournoi « {{sic|Mor|roco|hide=y}} U23 Challenge » : Emerse Fae dévoile une liste de 23 joueurs|website=www.pressecotedivoire.ci}}

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.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687265|title=Ivory Coast v Gabon game report|date=7 June 2024}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Danish Cup and Scottish Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League cup{{efn\|Includes Scottish League Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="6"\|Nordsjælland \|2019–20 \|Danish Superliga \|15	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	0
2020–21 \|Danish Superliga \|11	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	3
2021–22 \|Danish Superliga \|25	3	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	4
2022–23 \|Danish Superliga \|32	5	4	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	36	8
2023–24 \|Danish Superliga \|13	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	7{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	21	1
colspan="2"\|Total !96	11	8	5	colspan="2"\|—	7	0	111	16
Rangers (loan) \|2023–24 \|Scottish Premiership \|13	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	2{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	19	2
Rangers \|2024–25 \|Scottish Premiership \|36	4	2	0	4	1	12{{efn\|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}}	1	54	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !145	17	14	5	4	1	21	1	184	24

=International=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
rowspan="2"\|Ivory Coast \|2024	4	0
2025	3	0
colspan="2"\|Total	7	0

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="2"|Ivory Coast

|2024

2025

colspan="2"|Total

Honours

Individual

Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023{{cite news |last1=Sand |first1=Nicolai |title=Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/syv-klubber-repraesenteret-pa-manedens-hold-i-superligaen |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=bold.dk |date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416165003/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/syv-klubber-repraesenteret-pa-manedens-hold-i-superligaen |archive-date=16 April 2024 |language=da}}