Valentin Adama Diomande famous as Adama Diomande is a Norwegian renowned football player who currently plays for a Championship club Hull City as a striker as well as the Norway national team.
Adama Diomande was born on 14th of February 1990, in Oslo, Norway. His parents are from the Ivory Coast. His birth sign is Aquarius. Talking about his nationality, the footballer is a Norwegian and is of African ethnicity.
Diomande enrolled at Norges Toppidrettsgymnas, a sport secondary school. He initially studied sports science at Ulsrud High School and began his footballing career with Valerenga where he stayed till 2006 and then switched to Lyn.
In the year 2007, Diomande was promoted to senior squad of Lyn and played till 2010 for the club appearing in the 3 leagues. Ahead of the 2010 season, he signed for Skeid where he made 12 appearances and scored 8 goals.
After a spell with Skeid, Diomande joined Hødd where he played 46 league matches scoring 18 goals. He then played 2012-13 seasons for Strømsgodset as well as 2014 season for Dinamo Minsk.
On 26th of March 2015, Diomande signed a 2.5 year deal with Stabæk. For the club, he made 21 appearances and scored 17 goals.
On 1st September 2015, Diomande joined English club Hull City for a fee of €1.7 million. He made his debut for the club on December 12 as 77th minutes replacement for Chuba Akpom, in the 1-0 away victory against Bolton Wanderers. On 13th August 2016, he made his Premier League debut in a 2-1 defeat to Leicester City.
Adama Diomande was a part of Norway U-23 national team in 2013.
In June 2015, Diomande received his first call-up to the Norway national team. On 12th June, he made his international debut for Norway as a substitute for Joshua King in the 79th minutes of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying in a draw against Azerbaijan.
He has 10 caps and scored 1 goal for his nation.
Adama Diomande has distanced his private life from public and media. It seems that he doesn't want any emotional attachment which may affect his professional career. As per our record, the footballer is possibly unmarried but might be dating his girlfriend.
Diamonde is 1.8 m tall in height and weighs 75 kgs.
The main source of Adama Diomande income is football. Apart from football, he also earns much from some endorsement deals with renowned brands. Regarding his financial aspects, he earns an enormous salary of €910,000 annually. As of 2017, his estimated net worth is around $2 million and his market value is €1,50 million.
