Ousmane Dembélé
 Dembélé with Rennes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vernon, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Madeleine Évreux | ||
| 2009–2010 | Évreux | ||
| 2010–2015 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Rennes II | 22 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Rennes | 26 | (12) |
| 2016– | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | France U17 | 8 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | France | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. | |||
Ousmane Dembélé (born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund and the France national team.
Club Career
Rennes
Dembélé made his senior debut in Rennes' reserves in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 on 6 September 2014. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Zana Allée and combined with fellow replacement Ambroise Gboho to set up Alseny Kourouma for the second goal of a 2–0 home win over the reserves of Breton rivals Guingamp.[2] On 9 November, he scored his first goal, again coming off the bench in a game at the Stade de la Piverdière, this time against the reserves of Laval.[3] He totalled 13 goals in 18 games in this first season, including a hat-trick on 16 May 2015 in a 6–1 rout of Hérouville.[4]
On 22 November 2015, Dembélé scored on his professional debut for the first team in Ligue 1 against Bordeaux, opening a 2–2 draw at Roazhon Park.[5] On 9 January, he scored the first for Les Rouges et Noirs as they came from 0–2 down to draw 2–2 against regional rivals Lorient at home.[6] On 6 March, Dembélé scored his first hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Nantes in the Derby Breton.[7]
Borussia Dortmund
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On 12 May 2016, Dembélé signed a five-year contract with German club Borussia Dortmund, effective 1 July.[8] On 14 August 2016, Dembélé made his debut in 2–0 defeat against Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.[9]
On the 23rd of Nobember 2016 he scored his first goal for Dortmund against Polish team Legia Warsaw, helping them to an 8-4 victory in the UEFA Champions League.
International Career
Dembélé was called up to the senior France squad to face Italy and Belarus in August 2016 after Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir withdrew through injury.[10] He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola, replacing Antoine Griezmann for the final 27 minutes of a 3–1 victory.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 December 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes | 2015–16 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 12 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2016–17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| Career total | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 16 | |
International
- As of match played 15 November 2016.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2015–16[14]
References
- ↑ http://www.bvb.de/ger/Mannschaften/Profis/Ousmane-Dembele
- ↑ "Guingamp n'a pas fait le poids" [Guingamp were inadequate]. Le Télégramme (in French). 7 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Rennes en pilotage automatique" [Rennes on auto-pilot] (in French). Ma Ville. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "Stade Rennais (B) - Hérouville : 6-1". Ouest-France (in French). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Crossan, D. (22 November 2015). "Carrasso saves point for Bordeaux". Ligue 1. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "Stade Rennais 2-2 FC Lorient: Hosts respond well after early derby disaster". Vavel. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ "DEMBÉLÉ BAGS HAT-TRICK AS RENNES WIN DERBY". Ligue 1. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Borussia Dortmund signs top talent Ousmane Dembélé". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Deutscher Supercup, 2016, Finale". 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dembele offers something different for France, says Deschamps". goal.com. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Italy vs. France - 1 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ "O. Dembèlé". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ousmane Dembélé - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Trophées UNFP : Ousmane Dembélé élu meilleur espoir de Ligue 1". RTL. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- France profile at FFF