english football player

Karamoko Kader Dembélé ( hold 22 February 2003 ) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for scottish Premiership club Celtic, and has been called up to represent both Scotland and England at youth tied. He attracted media attention in October 2016 when he made his debut for Celtic ‘s under-20 development team at the historic period of 13 .

early life [edit ]

Dembélé was born in 2003 in Lambeth, South London. His parents were born in the Ivory Coast. His family moved union to Scotland, to Govan in Glasgow, before his first birthday. [ 3 ] Dembélé, or “ Kaddy ” as he is known, attended St Constantine ‘s primary School in Drumoyne. He started at St Ninian ‘s high School in Kirkintilloch ( the affiliated school for Celtic ‘s academy players ) in 2015. [ 4 ]

Club career [edit ]

Dembélé started playing football for Park Villa Boys Club at the age of five and was recognised as a omen from a young age. [ 5 ] He joined Celtic aged 10 in 2013. [ 6 ] In July 2016, Dembélé was named as player of the tournament when representing Celtic U13 at the St Kevin ‘s Boys Academy Cup. [ 7 ] soon after his appointment as celtic head coach, Brendan Rodgers invited Dembélé to participate in a unhorse technical discipline session with the first team police squad. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] On 3 October 2016, Dembélé gained widespread media attention after making his debut for Celtic ‘s under-20 side aged 13 play with and against players who were up to seven old age groups above him. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He was named on the terrace because several regular starters were away playing for Scotland ‘s under-19 team and was brought in during the 81st moment, replacing the youngest first-team player in Celtic ‘s history, the 16-year-old Jack Aitchison. [ 16 ] A match report on the official Celtic web site stated that “ the bantam playmaker did n’t look out of position and played his separate in the close stages. ” [ 17 ] The reply to Dembélé ‘s U20 debut included refer about the physical and mental impingement of such a young actor being fast-tracked through the developmental ranks. [ 8 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] On 2 June 2017, Dembélé signed a young adjustment contract to stay at Celtic. [ 22 ] On 24 December 2018, Dembélé signed his inaugural professional contract at 15-years-old with Celtic, set to keep him at the club until 2021. [ 23 ] In April 2019, he featured for Celtic ‘s academy team in the seasonal finals of both the Scottish Youth Cup and the Glasgow Cup, losing out 3–2 to Rangers in the beginning [ 24 ] and beating the like enemy by the same scoreline in the second. [ 25 ] Dembélé made his elder debut on 19 May 2019 in a 2–1 victory against Hearts, coming on as a second-half ersatz. After the pit, Dembélé collected his winners ‘ decoration and helped to lift the scottish Premiership trophy as Celtic ended the season 9 points clear at the circus tent of the league. [ 26 ] His performance was praised by director Neil Lennon. [ 27 ] Six days late, he was named in the team for the 2019 scots Cup Final, besides against Hearts. This time he did not leave the bench, but collected a winner ‘s decoration following Celtic ‘s 2–1 victory. [ 28 ] In October 2019, L’Équipe named Dembélé as one of six “ great young players set to revolutionise the crippled ”, a list that besides included Barcelona ‘s Ansu Fati. [ 29 ] On 12 December 2019, Dembélé became the youngest ever football player to play for a scottish team in european competition when he came on a substitute in Celtic ‘s 2–0 loss away against romanian side CFR Cluj. [ 30 ] Dembélé rarely featured for the first team after that, [ 31 ] but he did come on as a substitute against St Johnstone on 12 May 2021, and scored his first gear aged goal in a 4–0 win for Celtic, [ 32 ] latching onto a pass from David Turnbull and scoring from a close angle. [ 33 ]

International career [edit ]

Dembélé is eligible to represent Scotland, England or the Ivory Coast internationally. [ 3 ] [ 34 ] On 19 October 2016, he was called up to the Scotland national under-16 football team for the 2016 Victory Shield. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] He made his debut for the Scotland under-16s on 1 November, coming on as a second-half substitute during a 2–2 draw against Wales. Coach Brian McLaughlin commented, “ He was excellent. He looked convinced and it ‘s a very good group to come into. ” [ 37 ] Dembélé made a far appearance a few days later in a 3–0 defeat, as a 63rd minute alternate against the Republic of Ireland. [ 38 ] however, anterior to participating in the Victory Shield, Dembélé travelled south in October 2016 to train with England under-15s at St George ‘s Park. [ 39 ] On 18 November 2016, Dembélé confirmed his purpose to join up with the England under-15s ahead of a match against Turkey that December. [ 40 ] On 17 December 2016, Dembélé came off the bench against Turkey to make his England introduction and assisted a goal in a 5–2 victory. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] On 16 February 2017, Dembélé made his first startle for England under-15 in a equal against Belgium. [ 43 ]

however, he besides continued to represent Scotland, playing an integral part in the Scotland under-16 squads for two UEFA development tournaments in 2017, both of which Scotland won. Most notably, Dembélé featured in a Scotland victory over England in July 2017. [ 44 ] On 19 August 2018 he made his debut for Scotland under-17 ‘s in a 1–0 aside win against Russia, coming on as a fiftieth minute substitution for Connor Barron, and went on to start 2 days by and by against Russia. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] On 10 October 2019, Dembélé made his introduction for England under-17 during a 3–3 draw with Germany at the Pinatar Arena in Spain. [ 47 ] Dembélé scored his inaugural goal for this age group during a 1–1 draw with Spain on 14 October 2019. [ 48 ] During the lapp month, it was reported that Dembélé had committed to representing England internationally, and Dembélé has only represented England since. [ 49 ] On 29 March 2021, Dembélé made his debut for England U18s during a 2–0 winnings away to Wales at the Leckwith Stadium. [ 50 ]

personal life [edit ]

Dembélé ‘s older brother, Siriki Dembélé, plays as a winger for Peterborough United. [ 51 ] He is besides eligible to represent England, Scotland or the Ivory Coast internationally. [ 34 ] Another brother, Hassan, was playing for Celtic ‘s academy in November 2017. [ 52 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of 12:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[53][54]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2018–19[55] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[56] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2020–21[57] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1

Honours [edit ]

Celtic

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]