Ismaël Diomandé

Ismaël Diomandé

Personal information
Full name	Ismaël Tiémoko Diomandé
Date of birth	28 August 1992
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Caen (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2015	Saint-Étienne B	37	(0)
2011–	Saint-Étienne	47	(1)
2016–	→ Caen (loan)	2	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Ivory Coast	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:44, 7 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014

Ismaël Tiémoko Diomandé (born 28 August 1992) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1.^[2][3]

Personal life

Ismaël Diomandé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but moved with his family to Bergen, Norway at the age of 2 because of the civil war going on in his home country. In Norway, Diamondé learned to play football and joined local team Åsane Fotball at the age of 6. When he was 8 years old he was discovered by a talent scout from Saint-Étienne while on vacation in France. After a successful trial he joined the club.

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• French League Cup: 2012–13

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2015

References

1. "Ismaël Diomandé". starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
2. "Ismaël Diomande". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
3. "Ismaël Diomande". ligue1.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.