Mohamed Diomande

Mohamed Diomande

Diomande playing for Nordsjælland in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Baba Diomande[1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Yopougon, Ivory Coast[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, left winger
Team information
Current team	Rangers
Number	10
Youth career
2013–2020	Right to Dream
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2024	Nordsjælland	96	(11)
2024	→ Rangers (loan)	13	(2)
2024–	Rangers	22	(3)
International career‡
2023–2024	Ivory Coast U23	1	(0)
2024–	Ivory Coast	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 26 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Mohamed Baba Diomande (born 30 October 2001) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left winger for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Ivory Coast national team.

Growing up in Wassakara in the Yopougon suburb of the Ivorian capital of Abidjan,^[3] 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.^[4] 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."^[5] He finished his first season as a senior player with 15 total appearances.^[6]

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.^[7]

On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined Scottish Premiership side Rangers on a loan with an obligation to buy deal.^[8] 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]}

He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18 February 2024.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the 2024 Scottish League Cup final.^{[citation needed]}

Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande is of Ghanaian descent.^[9] 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.^[10]

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.^[11]

As of match played 26 January 2025^[6]

Individual

• Danish Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023^[12]