Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer)
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Mousa Sidi Yaya Dembélé (born 16 July 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He was regarded as one of the best box-to-box midfielders in Europe due to his excellent dribbling skills and ability to maintain possession.[3][4][5]
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Full name | Mousa Sidi Yaya Dembélé | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1987-07-16) 16 July 1987 (age 36)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Germinal Beerschot | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Germinal Beerschot | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Willem II | 33 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | AZ | 118 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Fulham | 62 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | 181 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Guangzhou City | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 459 | (47) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2018 | Belgium | 82 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dembélé started his career at Belgian Pro League team Germinal Beerschot before spells at Eredivisie sides Willem II and AZ in the Netherlands. He won the league title and the Johan Cruyff Shield with the latter in 2009. Dembélé transferred to Premier League side Fulham in 2010 before joining Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £15 million in August 2012. He was ranked 91st in The Guardian's list of the 100 best current footballers in 2012.[6]
Dembélé accumulated 82 caps for the Belgium national team from 2006 to 2018.