Ousmane Diomande

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Ousmane Diomande
Personal information
Full name Ousmane Diomande
Date of birth (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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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 48 (3)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

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.

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, signing a contract until June 2027 for a fee of €7.5 million, which could rise to €12.5 million with add-ons. Midtjylland is also owed 20% of the profit Sporting receives from a future transfer. Diomande's release clause was set at €80 million.[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]

In December 2023, Diomande was named to the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Despite only featuring for first two group stage matches against Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria, Ivory Coast ended up winning the tournament on 11 February, after defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final.[15][16]

Style of play

As a central defender, he has the ability to play out from the back and drive the team forward, allowing his team to play out of trouble and turn defense to attack quickly.[17] His main strengths are his physicality, his vision and his speed, but he has also notable short passing, dribbling, positioning, anticipation and tackling attributes.[18][19][20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mafra (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 13 0 1 0 3 1 — — 17 1
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 13 1 0 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 17 1
2023–24 Primeira Liga 26 2 3 0 1 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 1 — 38 3
2024–25 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 13 0
Total 48 3 3 0 1 0 15 1 1 0 68 4
Career total 61 3 4 0 4 1 15 1 1 0 84 5

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International

As of match played 23 March 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2023 4 0
2024 4 1
Total 8 1
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Diomande goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Ousmane Diomande
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro, Ivory Coast  Sierra Leone 1–0 5–1 Friendly

Honours

Sporting CP

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

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External links

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