Yan Diomande
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leganés | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boys High School Soccer | |||
| 2022–2024 | DME Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | AS Frenzi | ||
| 2025 | Leganés B | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Leganés | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Ivory Coast U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ivory Coast U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:49, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yan Diomande (born 14 November 2006) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club CD Leganés.
Club career
Early career
Born in Abidjan, Diomande moved to the United States at young age and joined DME Academy in 2022, after playing for Boys High School Soccer.[2] At the side, he was named 2023 STARI Player of the Year[3] and also helped their affiliate team AS Frenzi to win the 2023 United Premier Soccer League Premier Division.[4]
In October 2023, Diomande went on a trial at Scottish side Rangers,[5] but ended up not signing a contract and returned to DME.
Leganés
On 27 November 2024, Diomande agreed to a deal with Spanish La Liga side CD Leganés,[6][7] officially joining the club in January.[8] Initially a member of the reserves in Tercera Federación, he made his first team – and top tier – debut on 29 March, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Cruz in a 3–2 away loss to Real Madrid.[9]
International career
On 27 May 2025, Diomande was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a friendly.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Diomande, Yan". DME Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "DME's Yan Diomande Named to '23 Male Players That Dominated 2023′". DME Academy. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Yan Diomande Named STARI Player of the Year". DME Academy. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "ICYMI: Diomande Leads AS Frenzi to 2023 UPSL Title". DME Academy. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Rangers news as Ivory Coast sensation Yan Diomande arrives on trial". Ibrox News. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora al atacante costamarfileño Yan Diomande, de 18 años de edad" [C.D. Leganés sign the Ivorian forward Yan Diomande, aged 18] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Yan Diomande Former DME Star Makes it To The Pro's". DME Academy. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Former UPSL National Finals MVP Yan Diomande Has Joined La Liga side CD Leganes". United Premier Soccer League. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Mbappé salva un mal día" [Mbappé saves a bad day] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ SARL, NAS (24 May 2025). "Amical U23 : Issa Fofana, Abakar Sylla, Malick Yalcouyé, Richard Koné, … la liste des Eléphanteaux face à la Hollande". Mondialsport.ci.
External links
- Yan Diomande at BDFutbol
- Yan Diomande at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Yan Diomande at Soccerway