Tiémoko Ismaël Diomandé (born 28 August 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Diomandé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and first played youth football for ASEC Mimosas. He moved to the suburbs of Paris in 2008 and spent a few years in the Aubervilliers and Paris FC academies.
In 2010, Diomandé joined the youth setup of Saint-Étienne. In 2011, he was in the starting lineup of the Under-19 Gambardella Cup final against Monaco, and broke into the first team the same year. He signed a professional contract with Les Verts in 2012.
Diomandé was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 team Caen in January 2016. In June that year, he joined them on a permanent transfer after signing a three-year deal.
Starting from 2019, Diomandé competed abroad in Turkey, with successive stints at Çaykur Rizespor, Konyaspor and Samsunspor. On 23 March 2023, he agreed to a deal for an undisclosed period with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 18 July 2019
Honours
Saint-Étienne
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13
Ivory Coast
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2015
References
External links
- Ismaël Diomandé at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ismaël Diomandé – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
- Ismaël Diomandé at L'Équipe Football (in French)
