Karamoko Dembele

Karamoko Dembele
Personal information
Full name Karamoko Kader Dembele
Date of birth 22 February 2003 (age 13)
Place of birth London, England
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Youth career
Years Team
2013– Celtic
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Scotland U16 2 (0)

Karamoko Kader Dembele[1] is an English-born footballer who plays as a winger for Celtic and has been called up to represent the Scotland under-16 team. He attracted media attention in October 2016 when he made his debut for Celtic's under-20 development team at the age of 13.

Early life

He was born in 2003 in Lambeth, South London. His parents were born in Ivory Coast. His family moved north to Scotland, to Govan in Glasgow, when he was five years old. Dembele, or "Kaddy" as he is known, attended St Constantine’s Primary School in Drumoyne.[2][3]

Club career

Dembele started playing football for Park Villa boys club at the age of five and was recognised as a prodigy from a young age.. [4] He joined Celtic aged 10 in 2013.[5] In July 2016, Dembele was named as player of the tournament when representing Celtic U15 at the St Kevin's Boys Academy Cup.[6] Soon after his appointment as Celtic head coach Brendan Rodgers invited Dembele to participate in a light technical training session with the first team squad.[7][8][9]

On 3 October 2016, Dembele gained widespread media attention after making his debut for Celtic's U20 side aged 13 playing with and against players who were up to seven age groups above him.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] He was named on the bench because several regular starters were away playing for Scotland’s Under-19 team and was brought in during the 81st minute, replacing the youngest first-team player in Celtic’s history, the 16-year-old Jack Aitchison.[17] 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."[18] The response to Dembele's U20 debut included concern about the physical and mental impact of such a young player being fast tracked through the developmental ranks.[8][19][20][21][22][23]

International career

Dembele is eligible to represent Scotland, England or the Ivory Coast internationally.[24][25] On 19 October 2016, he was called up to the Scotland national under-16 football team for the 2016 Victory Shield.[26][27] He made his debut for the Scotland U16s on 1 November, coming on as a second half substitute during a 2–2 draw against Wales. Coach Brian McLaughlin commented, "He [Dembele] gave us a little bit of energy. He's very, very brave on the ball".[28] Dembele made a further appearance a few days later in a 3–0 defeat against the Republic of Ireland, again coming on as a second-half substitute. However this time he made little impact.[29]

However, prior to participating in the Victory Shield, Dembele travelled south in October 2016 to train with England under-15s at St George's Park.[30][31] On 18 November 2016, Dembele confirmed his intention to join up with the England U15s ahead of a match against Turkey that December.[32]

References

  1. ↑ Young, Graeme (4 October 2016). "Celtic wonderkid Karamoko Dembele 'very similar to Lionel Messi' says former coach". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Marjoribanks, Brian (5 October 2016). "Celtic look to have child prodigy on their hands in Dembele". Mail Online. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Burlaga, Kate (12 October 2016). "Karamoko Dembele". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Friel, David (5 October 2016). "Karamoko Dembele: Celtic's wonderkid 'nutmegged midwife', could do 100 kick-ups at five years old and had coaches fighting over him". The Sun. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Marjoribanks, Brian (5 October 2016). "Karamoko Dembele - the story behind Celtic's latest Bhoy". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Kyle, Gregor (5 August 2016). "Karamoko Dembele - is this the next Celtic star in the making?". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ↑ McGreechan, John (14 October 2016). "Karamoko Dembele in the right place with master of psychology Brendan Rodgers guiding his progress". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 Parks, Gordon (14 October 2016). "Brendan Rodgers reveals even he didn't know Karamoko Dembele would run out for Celtic U20 side". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Scott Brown hails Celtic starlet Karamoko Dembele". Sky Sports. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. ↑ McCafferty, Gavin (4 October 2016). "Celtic: Karamoko Dembele plays for Under-20s side at the age of 13". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Young, Henry (4 October 2016). "Karamoko Dembele: Who is Celtic's 13-year-old prodigy?". CNN International. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Young, Graeme (5 October 2016). "Celtic starlet Karamoko Dembele makes Under-20 debut at the age of 13". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Celtic hand 13-year-old Karamoko Dembele his debut for U20 side". Sky Sports. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Tweedale, Alistair (4 October 2016). "Celtic 13-year-old Karamoko Dembele makes Under-20s debut". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  15. ↑ Fraser, Dave (19 November 2016). "Who is Karamoko Dembele? Celtic's 13-year-old whizz who made his debut in the Under-20s last night and is ALREADY on Brendan Rodgers' radar". The Sun. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Karamoko Dembele: Celtic give 13-year-old debut for U20s Development side". BBC Sport. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Celtic's 13-year-old starlet Karamoko Dembélé makes debut for U20s". The Guardian. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Newton, Matthew (3 October 2016). "Young Hoops break Hearts with thrilling comeback". Celtic FC. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  19. ↑ Sutherland, Jonathan (13 October 2016). "Moussa Dembele on Karamoko Dembele - We didn't want to kick him". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  20. ↑ Macpherson, Graeme (6 October 2016). "Celtic's Karamoko Dembele may become a star, but for now he's a kid and should be treated that way". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  21. ↑ Cameron, Neil (4 October 2016). "Celtic have done well to keep Karamoko Dembele out of the limelight until now – this lad could be special". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Stop exploiting kids: Plea to footie clubs days after Dembele, 13, makes Celtic Under-20s debut". The Sun. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  23. ↑ Coast, Tom (19 October 2016). "Celtic slammed in Italy for handing Karamoko Dembélé U20 debut, branded 'a terrible choice, period'". Sport Witness. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  24. ↑ Pattullo, Alan (5 October 2016). "Scotland call for Celtic 'wonderkid' Karamoko Dembele". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Scotland Under-16s call up 13-year-old Celtic youngster Karamoko Dembele". BBC Sport. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  26. ↑ "Celtic's teen sensation Karamoko Dembele gets Scotland call". Sky Sports. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  27. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (19 October 2016). "Celtic wonderkid Karamoko Dembele called into Scotland Under-16 squad for Victory Shield". The Mirror. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  28. ↑ Marjoribanks, Brian (1 November 2016). "Karamoko Dembele weaves his magic on Scotland U16s debut as boss Brian McLaughlin praises display: 'He was brave on the ball and gave us energy'". Mail Online. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  29. ↑ McGreechan, John (4 November 2016). "Karamoko Dembele earns second cap for Scotland Under 16s in Victory Shield defeat to Republic of Ireland". Mail Online. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  30. ↑ Berry, J (25 October 2016). "Celtic kid Karamoko Dembele trains with England youngsters days after he was given Scotland call up". The Sun. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  31. ↑ McCarthy, David (26 October 2016). "Regan says SFA will fight to get Karamoko Dembele into Scotland set-up". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  32. ↑ Young, Graeme (19 November 2016). "Karamoko Dembele to play for England against Turkey in December after announcing switch on social media". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.