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Mohamed Diomande
	Diomande in 2024
Full name	Mohamed Baba Diomande
Date of birth	30 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, left winger
Current team	Rangers
Number	10
2013–2020	Right to Dream
Years	Team
2020–2024	Nordsjælland
2024–	Rangers
2023–2024	Ivory Coast U23
2024–	Ivory Coast
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:21, 26 October 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025

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Ivorian footballer (born 2001)

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.^[9] He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to St Johnstone on 18 February 2024.^[10]

On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the 2024 Scottish League Cup final.^[11]^[12]

International career

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Born in the Ivory Coast, Diomande is of Ghanaian descent.^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15]

As of match played 9 November 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nordsjælland	2019–20	Danish Superliga	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2020–21	Danish Superliga	11	3	2	0	—		—		13	3
	2021–22	Danish Superliga	25	3	1	1	—		—		26	4
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	32	5	4	3	—		—		36	8
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	13	0	1	1	—		7^[c]	0	21	1
	Total		96	11	8	5	—		7	0	111	16
Rangers (loan)	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	13	2	4	0	—		2^[d]	0	19	2
Rangers	2024–25	Scottish Premiership	36	4	2	0	4	1	12^[e]	1	54	6
	2025–26	Scottish Premiership	8	0	0	0	2	0	8^[f]	0	18	0
	Total		57	6	6	0	6	1	22	1	91	8
Career total			153	17	14	5	6	1	29	1	202	24

As of match played 11 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Ivory Coast	2024	4
Ivory Coast	2025	4
Total		8

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 === Rangers ===
-On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on a loan with an [[Transfer_(association_football)#Loan|obligation to buy]] deal.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68082442 | title=Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy | work=BBC Sport | date=26 January 2024 }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Aberdeen]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No citation}}
+On 26 January 2024, Diomande joined [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on a loan with an [[Transfer_(association_football)#Loan|obligation to buy]] deal.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68082442 | title=Mohamed Diomande: Rangers sign midfielder from Nordsjaelland on loan with obligation to buy | work=BBC Sport | date=26 January 2024 }}</ref> 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 F.C.|Aberdeen]].{{ |date= |= }}
-He scored his first Rangers goal in a 3–0 victory away to [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] on 18 February 2024.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=No citation}}
 On 15 December 2024, Diomande scored Rangers second goal in the [[ 2024 Scottish League Cup final]].<ref name=”BBC Report”>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cdd6e6yrr04t |title=Celtic 3–3 Rangers|first=Martin |last=Dowden|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=15 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=”sky report”>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/26806/13272027/celtic-3-3-rangers-5-4-pens-daizen-maeda-hoops-hero-with-winning-scottish-league-cup-penalty |title=Celtic 3-3 Rangers (5-4 pens): Daizen Maeda is Hoops hero with winning Scottish League Cup penalty|first=Alison |last=Conroy|work=[[Sky Sports]]|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=17 December 2024}}</ref>

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