Ousmane Dembélé Biography
His full name is Masour Ousmane Dembélé. Dembélé was born in Vernon, Eure, in Normandy, France.
Ousmane Dembélé is a professional footballer from France, who plays his club football in the Spanish La Liga giant FC Barcelona. He also plays for the French national team.
Ousmane Dembélé began his football career at Madeleine Évreux. He played for Evreus and Rennes during his early youth football. On 6 November 2015, he started his senior career level with Rennes reserves.
On 12 May 2016, Dembélé signed a five-year contract with German club, Borussia Dortmund. 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.
On 28 August, he had his medical and signed a five-year contract, with his buyout clause set at €400 million.
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 euros), along with Paul Pogba.
Rennes received a reported €20 million from Borussia Dortmund as a result of the sale, and Évreux 27 were also due part of the fee. He was handed the number 11 shirt previously worn by Neymar. On 14 July 2022, Dembélé extended his contract with Barcelona until 30 June 2024.
In August 2016, Dembélé was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Italy and Belarus after Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir withdrew through injury.
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 friendly win over Italy. On 13 June 2017, Dembélé scored his first France goal in a 3–2 friendly victory against England.
On 17 May 2018, he was called up to the 23-man French squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He is part of the 26-man squad for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.
Ousmane Dembélé Career Stats
Ousmane Dembélé has made 271 appearancecs for his club football and scored 72 goals as at 8th Novemeber, 2022. In the international level, he has 31 caps to his name and scored 4 goals as at 30th November, 2022.
Ousmane Dembélé Age
Ousmane Dembélé was born on 15th May, 1995. He is 25 years of age. He plays mostly as an winger. He is comfortable attacking from the flangs.
Ousmane Dembélé height and Weight
He has a height of 1.78m tall. His weight is 67 kilogram. He is fast with the ball. His slight weight makes his sprint and accelerate easily with the ball. He also has a very good swerve when dribbling.
Ousmane Dembélé Parents
He was born to Ousmane Snr, his father, and Fatima Dembélé, his mother. He parents was very influential in guiding him into his successful football career. His mother is a Mauritanian-Senegalese and his father is from Mali.
Ousmane Dembélé wife
He happily wedded a beautiful Moroccan lady called Rima Edbouche. The love couple got married in 2021. She is a TikTok celebrity with thousands of followers.
Ousmane Dembélé Net Worth
He earns 250,000 euros per week. His annual salary is 10.9 million pounds. He has an estimated net worth of about $35 million.
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