french association football player

Masour Ousmane Dembélé ( french pronunciation : ​ [ masuʁ usman dɛmbele ] ; born 15 May 1997 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team. Born in Vernon, Dembélé began his career at Rennes before joining Dortmund in 2016. He won the DFB-Pokal with die Borussen in the 2016–17 season, scoring a goal in the final. A year later, he transferred to Barcelona for an initial fee of €105 million, becoming at the time the joint-second most expensive football player ever aboard compatriot Paul Pogba. Dembélé subsequently won the doubling of La Liga and Copa del Rey in an injury-riddled foremost season in Spain.

After winning 20 caps and scoring five goals at youth horizontal surface, Dembélé made his aged international debut for France in 2016. He was a member of the France squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, besides featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 .

early on life and career

Dembélé was born in Vernon, Eure, in Normandy. His beget is french of mauritanian and senegalese descent, while his church father is from Mauritania. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He took his foremost footballing steps in nearby Évreux, first at ALM Évreux and then at Évreux FC 27 between the ages of 12 and 13. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Club career

Rennes

Dembélé with Rennes in 2015 Dembélé made his senior debut for Rennes ‘ reserve side in the Championnat de France Amateur, on 6 September 2014, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Zana Allée. He efficaciously set up Alseny Kourouma for the second finish of a 2–0 home gain over the reserves of Breton rivals Guingamp. [ 8 ] On 9 November, he scored his foremost career goal, again coming off the judiciary in a game at the Stade de la Piverdière, this clock against the reserves of Laval. [ 9 ] He totalled 13 goals in 18 games in his first base season, including a hat-trick on 16 May 2015 in a 6–1 gain over Hérouville. [ 10 ] On 6 November 2015, Dembélé made his professional debut for Rennes ‘ first team in Ligue 1 against Angers, replacing Kamil Grosicki for the last 5 minutes of the game. [ 11 ] On 22 November, he scored his first Ligue 1 finish for the first team against Bordeaux, opening a 2–2 draw at Roazhon Park. [ 12 ] On 9 January 2016, Dembélé found the net again for Les Rouges et Noirs, as they came from 0–2 down to draw 2–2 against regional rivals Lorient at home. [ 13 ] On 6 March, he scored his first gear Ligue 1 hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Nantes in the Derby Breton. [ 14 ] Rennes ‘ sporting director Mikaël Silvestre compared Dembélé to Cristiano Ronaldo, whom he had seen arrive at Manchester United around the same historic period. [ 6 ]

Borussia Dortmund

On 12 May 2016, Dembélé signed a five-year shrink with german golf club Borussia Dortmund, effective 1 July. [ 15 ] On 14 August 2016, he made his debut in a 2–0 frustration against Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup. [ 16 ] He scored his foremost goal for die Borussen on 20 September 2016, in a Bundesliga encounter against VfL Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 5–1 at the Volkswagen Arena. [ 17 ] On 22 November 2016, he scored the first Champions League goal of his career as the german baseball club defeated Legia Warsaw 8–4 in a group stage meet. [ 18 ] On 26 April 2017, Dembélé assisted Aubameyang ‘s goal and scored the 74th-minute winner against Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal ‘s semi-final, helping Dortmund reach the cup final. [ 19 ] In the decisive game on 27 May, he scored the first finish of a 2–1 victory as Dortmund clinched their first major claim in five years by winning the 2017 DFB-Pokal Final against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dembélé was subsequently named Man of the Match. [ 20 ] After the end of the season, Dembélé was named to the Bundesliga Team of the Season and awarded the league ‘s Rookie of the Season award. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

Barcelona

Dembélé playing for Barcelona in 2018 On 25 August 2017, La Liga side Barcelona announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Dembélé for €105 million plus a reported €40 million add-ons. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] On 28 August, he had his medical and signed a five-year condense, with his buyout article set at €400 million. [ 25 ] Barcelona had just sold Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for €222 million, so the deal meant that Dembélé became the joint-second most expensive player ( in euro ), along with Paul Pogba. Rennes received a reported €20 million from Borussia Dortmund as a resultant role of the sale, [ 26 ] and Évreux 27 were besides ascribable region of the fee. [ 7 ] He was handed the number 11 jersey that was previously held by Neymar. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Dembélé made his debut on 9 September as a 68th-minute alternate for Gerard Deulofeu in a 5–0 Derbi barceloní gain over Espanyol at the Camp Nou, assisting the final goal by Luis Suárez. [ 29 ] In his foremost league start eight days later at Getafe, he injured his hamstring and was ruled out for four months. [ 30 ] He was given the medical all-clear on 2 January 2018, [ 31 ] but a couple weeks late, he again injured himself against Real Sociedad and was ruled out for up to four weeks. [ 32 ] On 14 March 2018, Dembélé scored his first goal for Barcelona, netting the moment goal in a 3–0 moment leg win in the Champions League round of 16 against Chelsea. [ 33 ] On 17 April, he scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona, notching the afford goal in an eventual 2–2 tie with Celta Vigo. [ 34 ] On 9 May, Dembélé scored doubly, marking the first couple of his Blaugrana career, in a 5–1 family victory over Villarreal. [ 35 ] Dembélé won both the Copa del Rey and La Liga winners ‘ medals in his first temper in Spain, with the 20-year-old seduce four goals in 24 appearances across all competitions. [ 36 ] On 12 August 2018, Dembélé scored the winning goal against Sevilla in the spanish Super Cup, in an eventual 2–1 victory to win Barcelona their 13th Supercopa de España championship. [ 37 ] He opened his La Liga season ‘s goal tally by scoring the only goal of the bet on against Real Valladolid, on 25 August, aside at the José Zorrilla. [ 38 ] A week belated, on 2 September, Dembélé notched his first home plate finish of the season, as the Blaugrana demolished newly promoted Huesca 8–2. [ 39 ] Dembélé was again on the scoresheet the very following game, on 15 September, netting his third match winner of the ongoing political campaign in a 2–1 away victory over substantial Sociedad at the Anoeta. [ 40 ] On 18 September, Dembélé scored his first Champions League goal of the season, helping Barça get the better of PSV Eindhoven 4–0 at the Camp Nou. [ 41 ] Coming on as a substitute against Real Madrid, on 28 October, Dembélé set up Arturo Vidal ‘s last finish of the game in a 5–1 base El Clásico prevail. [ 42 ] Just a week late, again appearing from a bench character, he inspired Barcelona to a 3–2 comeback aside against Rayo Vallecano, scoring the 2–2 counterweight with a half-volley in the 87th hour. [ 43 ] On 11 December that year, he scored a remarkable solo goal against Tottenham Hotspur outpacing many defenders, finishing with a aplomb left footed shot by Hugo Lloris. He won the UEFA Champions League Goal of the Week for that goal. [ 44 ] After the match, Barça coach Ernesto Valverde praised the child, saying “ He has made a big goal, within compass of players with his endowment. ” [ 45 ] His second brace for the Blaugrana came at the get down of the year 2019. On 17 January, Dembélé scored doubly in a 3–0 winnings over Levante, with an extra goal by Lionel Messi, to advance to the future round of the Copa del Rey. [ 46 ] Dembélé ‘s third base Champions League goal for Barcelona was on 13 March in a 5–1 gain against Lyon. The match was played the Camp Nou scoring the last goal from a Messi assist. [ 47 ] Dembélé injured his left hamstring in the afford match of the 2019–20 La Liga temper, a 0–1 defeat against Athletic Bilbao, and was expected to miss five weeks. [ 48 ] In February 2020, he suffered a unplayful hamstring pluck and, following operating room, was not expected to return for six months. This would mean despite the reference of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he would miss the rest of the season. [ 49 ] On 28 October 2020, Dembélé scored his first Champions League finish of the season in a 2–0 victory over Juventus. [ 50 ]

International career

Dembélé was called up to the aged France squad for the first time to face Italy and Belarus in August 2016 after Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir withdrew through injury. [ 51 ] He made his debut on 1 September against the former at the Stadio San Nicola, replacing Antoine Griezmann for the concluding 27 minutes of a 3–1 friendly win over Italy. [ 52 ] On 13 June 2017, Dembélé scored his beginning France goal in a 3–2 friendly victory against England. [ 53 ]

On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man french squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 54 ] On 15 July, he was an idle utility, as France beat Croatia 4–2 in the final. [ 55 ]

manner of act

On the slope he ‘s a phenomenon. It ‘s up to him where he ends up, he could be one of the best .

Lionel Messi on Dembélé [ 56 ]
Dembélé is a winger who can play on either flank, due to his ability to use both feet, and to utilise his technical ability, speed, and agility in order to get by opponents or beat defenders in one-on-one situations. Dembélé can besides operate as a leave or right-sided attacking midfielder in a 4–4–2 or 3–5–2 formation. His clinical coating and center for goal besides allow him to be deployed in a more offensive role as a hitter. Dembélé besides has great quality in terms of his shooting ability from distance. He is often compared to former Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho by the club ‘s fans, for his show-boating and trickery on the ball, a well as his sudden change of footstep and manipulation of feints. Dembélé earned senior high school praise from early team master Andrés Iniesta for his game-changing qualities. [ 57 ] Dembélé is long-familiar for his ability to use either animal foot ; a highly adept musician, his dribbling skills and ability to perform elaborate moves allow him to cut through from the left or good wing in decree to score or create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. The Frenchman is besides an excellent crabbed of the ball ; moreover, his creativity is especial when in possession. furthermore, his pace and intelligent runs make him a major offensive threat during counterattacks. In March 2019, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted that Dembélé, “ is better than Neymar “, who previously played for the club. [ 58 ]

personal life

Dembélé is a assistant of Premier League club Leeds United. [ 59 ] In July 2021, Dembélé was embroiled in a racism controversy, when video footage of Dembélé along with chap teammate Antoine Griezmann circulated on-line, whereby he was seen making derogative racial comments against the asian technicians in their hotel room. [ 60 ] As the technicians appeared to be troubleshooting the room ‘s television receiver, Dembélé made comments towards Griezmann in French, stating “ All these ugly faces, equitable so you can play PES, are n’t you ashamed ? “, continuing with “ What a fuckin terminology ? ” before zooming in while laughing on one of the technicians faces, mentioning “ Are you technologically advanced in your country or not ? “. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] [ 64 ]

career statistics

club

As of match played 27 November 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Rennes II

2014–15[65]
CFA

18
13
—
—
—
—
18
13

2015–16[65]

CFA

4
0
—
—
—
—
4
0

Total

22
13
—
—
—
—
22
13

Rennes
2015–16[65]
Ligue 1

26
12
2
0
1
0
—
—
29
12

Borussia Dortmund
2016–17[66]
Bundesliga

32
6
6
2
—
10[a]
2
1[b]
0
49
10

2017–18[36]

Bundesliga

0
0
0
0
—
0
0
1[b]
0
1
0

Total

32
6
6
2
—
10
2
2
0
50
10

Barcelona
2017–18[36]
La Liga

17
3
3
0
—
3[a]
1
—
23
4

2018–19[67]

La Liga

29
8
4
2
—
8[a]
3
1[c]
1
42
14

2019–20[68]

La Liga

5
1
0
0
—
4[a]
0
0
0
9
1

2020–21[69]

La Liga

30
6
6
2
—
6[a]
3
2[c]
0
44
11

2021–22[70]

La Liga

1
0
0
0
—
2[a]
0
0
0
3
0

Total

82
18
13
4
—
23
7
3
1
121
30

Career total

162
49
21
6
1
0
33
9
5
1
222
65

International

As of match played 19 June 2021[71][72]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

France

2016
3
0

2017
4
1

2018
14
1

2021
6
2

Total
27
4

As of match played 2 June 2021. Scores and results list France’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dembélé goal.[72]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona
France
Individual
Orders

References