Ousmane Diomande
ratings updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting CP.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sporting CP — UEFA Champions League: 9 apps, 1g 0a, 614 min
Earlier this season at Sporting CP — Taça de Portugal: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 247 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nottingham Forest; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cupat Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 Friendliesat Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6.8 |
Scout report
O. Diomande is a 22-year-old full-back at Nottingham Forest, rated 66.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 193 on scout potential in the Premier League and 169th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Diomande.
Judged on this season alone, Diomande graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 29 of the 29 full-backs in the Premier League, on 6 clean sheets and 3 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 24). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 35% of the 29 full-backs in the Premier League. At 22 Diomande is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 76.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 3.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66.8, Diomande carries the 10th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League (top 35%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
