Alexander Kevin "Zander" Diamond (born 12th March 1985 in Alexandria, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. He is a cousin of Motherwell player Jim O'Brien.

He graduated from Aberdeen's youth team and has been a regular in the first team since breaking into it during the 2003/04 season. He has also captained the Scottish Under-21 international side.

He recently signed a new contract in January 2008 which guarantees his future at Aberdeen until the summer of 2011.

On 18 January 2009 he achieved the feat of scoring 2 goals against his boyhood team Celtic F.C. in a Scottish Premier League fixture at Pittodrie Stadium in a game where his Aberdeen team won 4-2.

Since 16th August 2009, Zander has not featured for Aberdeen, leading to anger amongst fans. This news has further fuelled speculation over a January transfer. He is expected to return to action soon however.

[edit] External links

• Zander Diamond career stats at Soccerbase
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7832204.stm

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