Moussa Dembélé (French footballer)
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Not to be confused with Mousa Dembélé (Belgian footballer) or Moussa Dembélé (hurdler).
Moussa Dembélé (born 12 July 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moussa Dembélé[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ettifaq | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | US Cergy Clos | ||
2004–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2012–2013 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Fulham | 56 | (15) |
2016–2018 | Celtic | 55 | (26) |
2018–2023 | Lyon | 129 | (56) |
2021 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Ettifaq | 24 | (12) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | France U16 | 14 | (4) |
2013 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | France U18 | 3 | (1) |
2014-2015 | France U19 | 10 | (5) |
2015–2016 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2019 | France U21 | 25 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 (UTC) |
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Developed at Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé made his professional debut for Fulham in the Premier League in November 2013. He scored 19 goals in 64 matches for Fulham before joining Celtic in 2016. Dembélé helped Celtic win consecutive Scottish domestic trebles, before moving to Lyon in August 2018.
Dembélé has earned over 50 caps for France at the youth level, and in October 2016, was called up to the under-21 team.