Karamoko Dembele Biography
Karamoko Dembele (Full name – Karamoko Kader Dembélé) is a footballer who was born on 22 February 2003, London, England. He plays as a winger for Celtic and has been called up to represent both Scotland and England at the youth level. In October 2016, Dembele attracted media attention when he made his debut for Celtic’s under-20 development team at the age of 13.
Dembélé was born to Ivorian parents in 2003 in Lambeth, South London. When he was one year old, his family moved north to Scotland, to Govan in Glasgow. Dembélé, or “Kaddy” as he is known, attended St Constantine’s Primary School in Drumoyne.
Karamoko Dembele Parents
Dembélé was born to Ivorian parents in 2003 in Lambeth, South London. When he was one year old, his family moved north to Scotland, to Govan in Glasgow. Dembélé, or “Kaddy” as he is known, attended St Constantine’s Primary School in Drumoyne.
Karamoko Dembele Brother
Winger Siriki Dembélé, who plays for Peterborough United is Dembele’s older brother. Both of them are eligible to play for England, Scotland or Ivory Coast respectively as they are of Ivorian descent. In November 2017, Hassan, another brother, was playing for the Celtic under-9s. Their sister Macoula studied law and was signed to a Scottish modeling agency.
Karamoko Dembele Height
Dembele is young and still growing. As such his height keeps on changing from time to time as he transforms into a young adult athlete. However, currently, he stands at 5 feet 4 inches. He is of black ethnicity, with black hair colour and dark-brown eyes colour.
Karamoko Dembele Age
Dembele was born on 22 February 2003, London. At the age of just five years, he started playing football for Park Villa Boys Club and was recognised as a prodigy from a young age. Dembele is 16 years old as of 2019.
Dembele’s Photo
Karamoko Dembele England | Scotland
Internationally, Dembélé is eligible to represent Scotland, England or the Ivory Coast. In October 2016, he traveled south to train with England under-15s at St George’s Park. Further, Dembélé confirmed his intention on 18 November 2016, to join up with the England U15s ahead of a match against Turkey that December.
On 17 December 2016, Dembélé came off the bench against Turkey to make his England debut and assisted a goal in a 5–2 victory. He made his first start for England U15 in a match against Belgium on 16 February 2017. However, Dembele has also played against England with the most notable game being a Scotland victory over England in July 2017.
Karamoko Dembele Celtic
Celtic U-13
In 2013, Karamoko Dembele joined Celtic aged 10. He was named as the player of the tournament in July 2016, when representing Celtic U13 at the St Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup. Brendan Rodgers invited Dembélé to participate in a light technical training session with the first team squad soon after his appointment as Celtic head coach.
Karamoko Dembele Debut
Dembélé gained widespread media attention on 3 October 2016, after making his debut for Celtic’s Under-20 side aged 13 playing with and against players who were up to seven age groups above him. He was named on the bench because several regular starters were away playing for Scotland’s Under-19 team and he was brought in during the 81st minute. He replaced the youngest first-team player in Celtic’s history, the 16-year-old Jack Aitchison.
A match report on the official Celtic website stated that “the diminutive playmaker didn’t look out of place and played his part in the closing stages.” The response to Dembélé’s U20 debut included concern about the physical and mental impact of such a young player being fast-tracked through the developmental ranks.
Dembele featured for Celtic’s academy team in April 2019, in the seasonal finals of both the Scottish Youth Cup and the Glasgow Cup, losing out 3–2 to Rangers in the first and beating the same opposition by the same scoreline in the second.
Karamoko Dembele Salary | Contract
Dembélé signed a youth registration contract to stay at Celtic on 2 June 2017. He signed his first professional contract on 24 December 2018, at 15-years-old with Celtic, set to keep him at the club until 2021. However, his salary and other emoluments have not been disclosed and therefore, it is difficult to establish his net worth. We shall be keen to update this information once it is available.
Karamoko Dembele Celtic Trophy
On 19 May 2019, Karamoko Dembélé made his senior debut in a 2–1 victory against Hearts, coming on as a second-half substitute. Dembélé collected his winners’ medal after the match and helped to lift the Scottish Premiership trophy as Celtic ended the season 9 points clear at the top of the league. His performance was praised by manager Neil Lennon.
He was named in the squad for the 2019 Scottish Cup Final six days later, also against Hearts. This time he did not leave the bench but collected a winner’s medal following Celtic’s 2–1 victory.
Karamoko Dembele Barcelona
In 2015, Barcelona’s scouts had Dembele under control and were in contact with his representatives, convinced that he had everything to be a star in the future. Dembele, himself, was ready to play for Barça but the club, after all their efforts in scouting, decided not to go through with a deal because it could have potentially led to problems with FIFA again. By this time, Dembele had already debuted with Celtic’s U20 side and for the Scotland U16 team.
After watching him at various youth tournaments, he became a target for Barca’s scouts as he impressed them. It was the player’s age which put the brakes on the operation, although the reports and contacts were saved. What raises eyebrows is that the player has since become known on a larger scale after debuting for Celtic’s U20 side and videos of him going viral on social media.
Celtic now won’t let anyone close to the player. Both Manchester City and Manchester United are desperate to sign Karamoko Dembele for their academies, but the Scottish champions have asked for FIFA to protect the young teenager after his appearances in the media. Barcelona was the first club to move for him, though. Maybe in the future, he’ll remember that they were the side that wanted to take a chance on him.
Karamoko Dembele Stats
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Yellow | Red |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |