Lassina Diomandé (born 24 June 1979 in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

) is an Ivorian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays in the defender position. He currently plays for Lokomotiv Mezdra in the Bulgarian top division.

Career

After spending the first ten years of his career in his home country with Man Fc,

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and Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan, Diomandé relocated to

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

in February 2009, signing a contract with Lokomotiv Mezdra.

International career

He played for

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by t ...

and was capped one time in 2001.

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* 1979 births Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria JC d'Abidjan players Men's association football defenders Ivory Coast men's international footballers {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub