Diomandé Mohammed Baba (born 30 October 2001), commonly known as Mohammed Diomande, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diomandé Mohammed Baba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Yopougon, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Right to Dream | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nordsjælland | 47 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2022 | |||
Growing up in Wassakara in the Yopougon suburb of the Ivorian capital of Abidjan,[1] 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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2019–20 | Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
FC Nordsjælland – current squad | |
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