Ismaël Diomandé

Tiémoko Ismaël Diomandé (born 28 August 1992) is a former Ivorian professional footballer who played 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.

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International

Honours Saint-Étienne Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13

Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations: 2015